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Roswell, NM vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 21.0% more per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Grand Junction than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 14.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell
 Roswell, NMGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor1239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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