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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver City, NM vs Scott City, KS

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- Scott City spends 71.7% more per student than Silver City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Scott City than in Silver City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scott City had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver City
 Silver City, NMScott City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,031$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,969$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2694573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews
Sharon · Las Cruces, NM
Isolated Quirky Town with Basic Amenities
Over 1 years ago

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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Dean  · Huntington Beach, CA
Small towns high crime.
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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Mary · Silver City, NM
Silver City quirky and welcoming!
Over 5 years ago

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 Scott City    1 Reviews
Nicki · Scott City, KS
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

We have 2 grocery stores that are about 1/3 higher than our neighboring town. Currently there are approximately 100 homes on the market and they are moving very slowly.  More

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