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Rio Rico, AZ vs Yakima, WA

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- Yakima spends 79.9% more per student than Rio Rico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Yakima than in Rio Rico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yakima had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rico
 Rio Rico, AZYakima, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,346$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,790$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16484573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 9 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  More

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