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Rio Rancho, NM vs Chino, CA

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Highlights
- Chino spends 5.7% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.0% higher in Chino than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chino had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMChino, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%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.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 6 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 Chino    11 Reviews

I have lived in Chino my whole life, and planned on retiring here one day, until about 10 years ago. Boy did this city change almost overnight. It used to be a safe,  More

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I have lived in Chino my whole life, and planned on retiring here one day, until about 10 years ago. Boy did this city change almost overnight. It used to be a safe,  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have been living in chino since 2010, we bought out first home and now we plan on staying here til we grow old and see all of our grandkids take over watching us, my  More

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