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Rio Rancho, NM vs Sammamish, WA

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Highlights
- Sammamish spends 44.6% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in Sammamish than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sammamish had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

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 Rio Rancho, NMSammamish, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1618.5316.23
 Students per Librarian9439894573
 Students per Counselor705455530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%1.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%10.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%76.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.5%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 Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
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98074 98075

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