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Rio Rancho, NM vs Springville, UT

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Highlights
- Springville spends 29.1% less per student than Rio Rancho.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.1% higher in Springville than in Rio Rancho. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springville had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMSpringville, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor705  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Springville    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Just bought a house here in Springville in May 2012. Our utilites have been outrageous. Our bill this month in October is $435. That is not a typo. We paid over $400  More

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Over 16 years ago

Springville is possibly one of the best places to live and visit. It is a bedroom community where most big businesses trying to squeeze into town have to build along  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great  More

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