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Rio Rico, AZ vs Globe, AZ

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Highlights
- Globe spends 41.9% more per student than Rio Rico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Globe than in Rio Rico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Globe had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rico
 Rio Rico, AZGlobe, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22074573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Rio Rico    1 Reviews

We retired here from Maine about 5 years ago to leave the cold & damp behind. Here it is warm & dry most of the time, little humidity, not many flies, mosquitoes, etc.   More

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Reviews for Globe    2 Reviews

We lived in Globe for 12 years and we are very happy we finally get to leave! The business climate is horrible so if you have a business....keep going! Globe is a dirty,  More

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Over 20 years ago

Globe is a quite little town, but has almost everything you need for modern life. It boasts many antique shops and art galleries. Even though it started as a mining  More

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