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Spanaway, WA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 17.6% less per student than Spanaway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Santa Fe than in Spanaway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spanaway
 Spanaway, WASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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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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