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Sandia Park, NM vs Rio Rancho, NM

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- Rio Rancho spends 7.8% more per student than Sandia Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Rio Rancho than in Sandia Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandia Park

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 Sandia Park, NMRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,875$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072$10,727$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,747$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6215.1616.23
 Students per Librarian8259434573
 Students per Counselor350705530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.100.0%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.36.6%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.0.0%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.0%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.3%1.5%

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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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