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Powell, WY vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 23.1% less per student than Powell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Rio Rancho than in Powell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Powell

Education
 Powell, WYRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,051$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,767$10,727$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,311$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3815.1616.23
 Students per Librarian2179434573
 Students per Counselor266705530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.15.9%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.9%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Powell    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 4 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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