2024 Compare Cities Education:
Myrtle Beach, SC vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 11.0% more per student than Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Rio Rancho than in Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Myrtle Beach
 Myrtle Beach, SCRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,505$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111$10,727$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,721$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6115.1616.23
 Students per Librarian5019434573
 Students per Counselor357705530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  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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