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Olympia, WA vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 18.8% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Rio Rancho than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia

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 Olympia, WARio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,104$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853$10,727$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,162$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1815.1616.23
 Students per Librarian12469434573
 Students per Counselor439705530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.1%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun 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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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144

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