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Rio Rancho, NM vs Eagle, AK

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Highlights
- Eagle spends 74.5% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% higher in Eagle than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eagle had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMEagle, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,913$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7604573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Eagle    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We have lived here for 4 years, and we love the location with is just 12-15 minutes from Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB and Ft. Richardson Post. I feel we are in a much  More

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