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Bellevue, NE vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 6.1% less per student than Bellevue.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Rio Rancho than in Bellevue. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellevue
 Bellevue, NERio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bellevue    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Excellent place to live.   More

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Over 18 years ago

I lived Bellevue for 4 years. I never lived in the Midwest so I wasn’t sure how I was going to like it, but I really enjoyed my stay there. I see this area as having the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The people are friendly and the city is small enough to have hometown values. The community is a great place to raise  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 6 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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