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Rio Rancho, NM vs Duncan, OK

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Highlights
- Duncan spends 28.8% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Duncan than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Duncan had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

Education
 Rio Rancho, NMDuncan, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$9,882$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$9,366$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$5,223$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1615.8216.23
 Students per Librarian9432484573
 Students per Counselor705341530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%10.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%22.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%19.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.7%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 Duncan    9 Reviews

Small towns can be limiting on things to do, but if you look, you can find it. Lawton and OKC, which is not very far, offers more places to eat, shop, and concerts.  More

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Over 13 years ago

THEN DO THE REST OF US A FAVOR AND LEAVE! I moved here from California and I absolutely love it here. But I gues that since I am not an ARTSY FARTSY YUPPIE I probably  More

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Over 13 years ago

I Love Duncan - So much nicer than  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
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73533

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