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Rio Verde, AZ vs Dayton, NV

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- Dayton spends 9.6% more per student than Rio Verde.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Dayton than in Rio Verde. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dayton had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Verde
 Rio Verde, AZDayton, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6374573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 11 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  More

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