2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Fe, NM vs San Marcos, CA

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Highlights
- San Marcos spends 8.1% more per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.7% higher in San Marcos than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Marcos had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, NMSan Marcos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 15 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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