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St. George, UT vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 58.3% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.3% lower in Rio Rancho than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George

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 St. George, UTRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,768$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141$10,727$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,745$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.8115.1616.23
 Students per Librarian20379434573
 Students per Counselor456705530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.6%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  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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84790 84770
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87124 87144

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