2024 Compare Cities Education:
Hurricane, UT vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 58.3% more per student than Hurricane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.3% lower in Rio Rancho than in Hurricane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hurricane
 Hurricane, 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.1.9%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.1%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.9%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hurricane    5 Reviews

Lived here almost 10 years in retirement. Definitely not what it was 10 years ago. I knew the population would increase, that’s inevitable but it doesn’t have a small  More

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Over 7 years ago

Crime on the rise. Drug trafficking, children trafficking. You name it. Nevada & California people are here and house prices are rising, and so is crime. City counsel  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is a very nice small town with small town politics. A good place to retire, however DO NOT come here looking for work. There is not any. We have a quiet, clean  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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