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Rio Rico, AZ vs Snowflake, AZ

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- Snowflake spends 38.8% more per student than Rio Rico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Snowflake than in Rio Rico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Snowflake had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rico
 Rio Rico, AZSnowflake, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,613$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,479$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13344573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock20.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%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 Snowflake    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This is quite likely the best hidden jewel of a community in all of Arizona, along with Snowflake. It has all the essentials: Walmart, Ace Hardware, Bashas, a  More

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Over 6 years ago

Snowflake is quiet, laidback, no traffic, no hassle. People are super friendly - restaurants, stores, services - everywhere you go people chat and get to know you. The  More

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This is a quiet, slow paced town. Great for young and old families or retired couples.  More

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