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Visalia, CA vs Albuquerque, NM

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Highlights
- Albuquerque spends 12.2% less per student than Visalia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% lower in Albuquerque than in Visalia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Visalia
 Visalia, CAAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor640  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  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 2 years ago

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

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