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Rio Rancho, NM vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville spends 15.8% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.9% higher in Placerville than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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