2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rio Rancho, NM vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 22.8% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Melbourne than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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