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Rio Rancho, NM vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 44.6% more per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in Seattle than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho

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 Rio Rancho, NMSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,881$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,119$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1618.5316.23
 Students per Librarian9439894573
 Students per Counselor705455530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.3%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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