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Rio Rancho, NM vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 9.7% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Colorado Springs than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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