2025 Compare Cities Education:
Socorro, NM vs Belen, NM

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Highlights
- Belen spends 39.7% less per student than Socorro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Belen than in Socorro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belen had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Socorro
 Socorro, NMBelen, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,474$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15424573
 Students per Counselor881  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Socorro    1 Reviews

Socorro County, New Mexico, is one of the largest counties in the state (6626 square miles)but with a population of only about 18 million. Most of the population  More

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Reviews for Belen    1 Reviews

I've lived here my entire life and I must say it's the only place I want to be my entire life as I am not exaggerating when I say that this place is heaven on Earth. The  More

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