2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver City, NM vs Hot Springs, NC

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 23.1% less per student than Silver City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Hot Springs than in Silver City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver City
 Silver City, NMHot Springs, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,563$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3044573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Been living here in Hot Springs area of NC for the past 15 years.Retired and nice being less than an hour to Asheville without having to put up with the high cost of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hot Springs is a small mountain town located on the French Broad River. Living here provides a very calm and peaceful life.We enjoy the warm mineral baths which are  More

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