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Sweetwater, TX vs Aztec, NM

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Highlights
- Aztec spends 21.8% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.7% lower in Aztec than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aztec had 15.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXAztec, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7564573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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 Aztec    4 Reviews

I relocated to Aztec from Houston just over a year ago and couldn't be more pleased! The people are great, the area here is BEAUTIFUL and less than an hour away from  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Aztec 2 years ago and I really like living here. The people are very friendly. Schools are great. I would recommend  More

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I melp moved from California to help my parents out but have been surprised by how high the cost of living is in this  More

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