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Rio Rancho, NM vs Aztec, NM

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Highlights
- Aztec spends 10.3% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Aztec than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aztec had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

Education
 Rio Rancho, NMAztec, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$12,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$10,950$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1615.1316.23
 Students per Librarian9437564573
 Students per Counselor705431530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%33.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%17.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.3%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Aztec    4 Reviews

I relocated to Aztec from Houston just over a year ago and couldn't be more pleased! The people are great, the area here is BEAUTIFUL and less than an hour away from  More

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Over 15 years ago

I moved to Aztec 2 years ago and I really like living here. The people are very friendly. Schools are great. I would recommend  More

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I melp moved from California to help my parents out but have been surprised by how high the cost of living is in this  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
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87410

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