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Yorktown, VA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 16.6% more per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Santa Fe than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  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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