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Rio Rancho, NM vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 28.1% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.5% higher in Alameda than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
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 5 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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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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