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Lindale, TX vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 7.1% more per student than Lindale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Rio Rancho than in Lindale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lindale
 Lindale, TXRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.36.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lindale    3 Reviews

Stayed here for 2 months. Everywhere you go you feel like there's a bald kid playing a banjo. Never saw so many fat women in my life. If you like really backwards stupid  More

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Over 10 years ago

I sent a review about Lindale about 2 months ago and never saw it posted. Will it be posted soon?   More

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Over 18 years ago

Lindale is the smallest town I have ever lived in (Population sign says about 3,000, but we have more than that in our schools!), but also my favorite. We moved here  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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