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Aspen Park, CO vs Rio Rancho, NM

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- Rio Rancho spends 4.3% more per student than Aspen Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Rio Rancho than in Aspen Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen Park
 Aspen Park, CORio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen Park    3 Reviews

Lived in Conifer, which is Aspen Park, CO (unincorp. JeffCo.) for 20yrs. While I like seclusion, nature, hiking - the descriptions that are present are not currently  More

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Over 12 years ago

hi guys. my friend has moved back to the states from here in the UK annd wants to move somewhere, safe, clean and child friendly and i cant think of a better place than  More

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Moved here 5 years ago. Love the small town community, the mountains, the wildlife.... 7 and 8 months of winter is too long tho. Makes hiking, riding your horse or  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 5 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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