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Rio Rancho, NM vs Kissimmee, FL

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Highlights
- Kissimmee spends 25.0% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.7% higher in Kissimmee than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kissimmee had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMKissimmee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Kissimmee    17 Reviews

I know that in Kissimmee, Florida they have a small sign (do not turn on red) on the right side of a two lane turn right only at the intersection Osceola Parkway and  More

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Over 13 years ago

My family and I currently live in aurora co. We are thinking of moving to Fl. early summer of 2013. We are looking at the Tampa area and Kissimmee area. We have been to  More

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I like where I live because of its  More

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