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Rio Verde, AZ vs Buckeye, AZ

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- Buckeye spends 0.0% less per student than Rio Verde.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Buckeye than in Rio Verde. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buckeye had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Verde
 Rio Verde, AZBuckeye, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Buckeye    18 Reviews

I have visited Buckeye and it is amazing how it has transformed over the last 5 years along with other parts of the parts of the West and Central Arizona becoming fast  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here three years. I live just north of the I-10 in the Sierra Highland neighborhood, just down the street from the Skyline Regional Park. There are pros and  More

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Amazing place to live! You get the feel of freedom again. Lots of amazing restaurants to eat at near by. Tons of awesome sport bars near by too. Growth is rapid and you  More

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