2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sumter, SC vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 43.6% more per student than Sumter.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Santa Fe than in Sumter. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sumter
 Sumter, SCSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,979  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sumter    11 Reviews

I work in Sumter. I have been thoroughly impressed by the talent that lives in the area. Folks who get it done. In terms of a place to live. Though Sumter has a  More

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Over 6 years ago

About me: I lived in Sumter from birth to around 22 years old. I have since lived in many states, and currently reside in CO, and love it. I prefer towns smaller than  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are a transplanted military family who always intended on retiring in Florida when we retired from the Air Force. We enjoy the small town feeling of Sumter and have  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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