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Rio Rico, AZ vs Tonto Basin, AZ

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- Tonto Basin spends 41.9% more per student than Rio Rico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Tonto Basin than in Rio Rico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tonto Basin had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rico
 Rio Rico, AZTonto Basin, 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.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%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 Tonto Basin    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Our community has about 2000 residents not  More

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Over 13 years ago

The population shown is not correct. We are a small recreational retirement community with about 2000 residents full time.  More

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