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Rio Verde, AZ vs Altoona, IA

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- Altoona spends 35.3% more per student than Rio Verde.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Altoona than in Rio Verde. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Altoona had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Verde
 Rio Verde, AZAltoona, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Rio Verde    1 Reviews

Just moved here as “snowbirds” after 3 years of pre-retirement research into where we wanted to be. We considered all the southwestern states then visited a dozen or  More

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