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Rio Rancho, NM vs Hailey, ID

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Highlights
- Hailey spends 23.7% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Hailey than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hailey had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMHailey, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   More

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