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Rio Rancho, NM vs Pullman, WA

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Highlights
- Pullman spends 46.8% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Pullman than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pullman had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

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 Rio Rancho, NMPullman, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$20,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$14,872$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$8,397$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1614.9116.23
 Students per Librarian94346384573
 Students per Counselor705262530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%61.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%3.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%11.6%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Pullman    9 Reviews

I came to Pullman in 2014 as a student, and I've been here since. I bought a house here this year and like many other places, there's a lot of crappy overpriced homes.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rural area--great schools, climate, relaxed, Idaho next door--need I say  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you want to live in the big city then Pullman is not for you. However, if you like sunshine, fresh air, no traffic, friendly people, beautiful scenery, low crime,  More

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87124 87144
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99163

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