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Roswell, NM vs Riverton, WY

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Highlights
- Riverton spends 94.7% more per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.0% lower in Riverton than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverton had 17.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell
 Roswell, NMRiverton, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,829$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2794573
 Students per Counselor1239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 5 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 7 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 Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  More

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