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Santa Fe, NM vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 5.6% less per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Des Moines than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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