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Cape Charles, VA vs Rio Rancho, NM

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- Rio Rancho spends 5.2% more per student than Cape Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Rio Rancho than in Cape Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Charles
 Cape Charles, VARio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,620  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor675  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Cape Charles    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Moved here from Florida where the "no see ums" will torture. No bug problems that I have felt here. Rarely see a mosquito. There is a green fly that bits, but only saw  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cape Charles is a delightful and quaint community with some really great assets like golf and boating. I counted only five days over 90 degrees last summer. Winters are  More

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Unsure of the areas, can anyone help me. Master in Social Work; interested the College or educational  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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