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Sweetwater, TX vs Albuquerque, NM

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Highlights
- Albuquerque spends 19.2% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.4% lower in Albuquerque than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater

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 Sweetwater, TXAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,928$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967$11,072$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,563$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.5313.6216.23
 Students per Librarian27588254573
 Students per Counselor483350530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.4%90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%37.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 1 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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ZIPS IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS
79556
ZIPS IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
87121, 87114, 87120, 87111, 87123, 87112, 87109, 87110, 87108, 87107, 17 total

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