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Rio Rico, AZ vs Tijeras, NM

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Highlights
- Tijeras spends 41.7% more per student than Rio Rico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% lower in Tijeras than in Rio Rico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tijeras had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rico
 Rio Rico, AZTijeras, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Tijeras    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I don’t really like New Mexico. However, this is a good location in this state. It’s close to Albuquerque, but it’s much greener and quieter. There are some other better  More

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