2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rio Rancho, NM vs Carson, CA

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Highlights
- Carson spends 25.6% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.2% higher in Carson than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMCarson, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Carson    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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