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Lincoln, CA vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 10.5% less per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% lower in Rio Rancho than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, CARio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Having grown up an “Angelino” and having a very suburban life in the SF Valley, we moved to a Sacramento suburb in mid 80s when it was still an undiscovered gem; I was a  More

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Over 12 years ago

This is a little ranch and farm town just to the north east of Sacramento that several years ago found itself growing like a weed. The downtown area is like many small  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lincoln has grown significantly in the Last 5 years. A lot of beautiful new developments and great communities. I believe, that Lincoln provides great value for money.  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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