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Rio Rancho, NM vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 23.2% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Peoria than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

Education
 Rio Rancho, NMPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$14,520$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1614.4716.23
 Students per Librarian94332194573
 Students per Counselor705460530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%37.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.6%1.5%

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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 Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
ZIPS IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625

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