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Rancho Mirage, CA vs Rio Verde, AZ

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Highlights
- Rio Verde spends 30.9% less per student than Rancho Mirage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Rio Verde than in Rancho Mirage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Verde had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rancho Mirage
 Rancho Mirage, CARio Verde, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Rancho Mirage    3 Reviews

There are some commendable features in the city. The roads are in much better shape than surrounding towns. The road verge along city maintained streets has an  More

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Over 9 years ago

I received my property tax bill the other day. I was surprised to see it had increased by nearly two thousand dollars. I called the county and was told that the value of  More

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We chose Rancho Mirage for its centrality in the Inland Empire. With a populaltion under 20,000, it has a small community feel. However, it is surrounded by some  More

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Reviews for Rio Verde    1 Reviews

Just moved here as “snowbirds” after 3 years of pre-retirement research into where we wanted to be. We considered all the southwestern states then visited a dozen or  More

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