2024 Compare Cities Education:
Rio Rancho, NM vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 19.5% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% higher in Huntsville than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$9,752$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1618.7316.23
 Students per Librarian9435644573
 Students per Counselor705470530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%44.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.5%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 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 Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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