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Charleston, SC vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 26.7% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% higher in Rio Rancho than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  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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