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Roswell, NM vs Shelton, WA

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- Shelton spends 38.8% more per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Shelton than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell
 Roswell, NMShelton, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,428$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37364573
 Students per Counselor1239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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