2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rio Rancho, NM vs Geneva, IL

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Highlights
- Geneva spends 26.7% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Geneva than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Geneva had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMGeneva, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 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 Geneva    12 Reviews

Real Estate and State Taxes are very high. Lots of people and traffic. Cute little shops and restaurants on main streets which attract a lot of tourists during the  More

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Lived here for 30 years... great schools, quaint downtown, good city leadership, engaged community. Wonderful town to raise a family! Only downsides are weather ( long  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved to Geneva 4 years ago. The cost of living is very high, and taxes keep going up as well as other living expenses. The population seems to be increasing and the  More

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