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Spokane, WA vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Las Cruces spends 30.3% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Las Cruces than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane

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 Spokane, WALas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$11,055$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5415.0516.23
 Students per Librarian189919124573
 Students per Counselor368468530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%22.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%36.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 1 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 3 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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ZIPS IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total
ZIPS IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
88001 88011 88005 88012 88007

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