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Rio Verde, AZ vs Blue Springs, MO

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- Blue Springs spends 34.9% more per student than Rio Verde.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Blue Springs than in Rio Verde. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blue Springs had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Verde
 Rio Verde, AZBlue Springs, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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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Reviews for Blue Springs    6 Reviews

I moved from Long Beach, CA to Blue Springs, MO 2 1/2 years ago. I had lived in Long Beach for 10 years, and northern California the prior 18 years - I've never lived  More

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Blue Springs is a FABULOUS place to raise a family. Public Schools are unsurpassed and community involvement is great. The city itself is a "bedroom" community with a  More

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Blue Springs is a great place to raise a family. The schools are full of devoted, enthusiastic teachers and families that are involved in school and sporting  More

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