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Rio Verde, AZ vs Gold Canyon, AZ

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- Gold Canyon spends 4.9% less per student than Rio Verde.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Gold Canyon than in Rio Verde. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gold Canyon had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Verde
 Rio Verde, AZGold Canyon, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Rio Verde    1 Reviews
Tim · Rio Verde, AZ
Just far enough from the city
Over 6 years ago

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 Gold Canyon    2 Reviews
Debra · Gold Canyon, AZ
Resort Views and Lifestyle 35 Min. from Sky Harbor
Over 8 years ago

If you are looking for a resort like place to live and like being away from big city life but still enjoy being close enough to everything you need this is your place.   More

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Monika · Gold Canyon, AZ
Beautiful Gold Canyon
Over 9 years ago

Gold Canyon (sometimes incorrectly called Gold Camp) is a beautiful upscale community in Pinal County next to the Superstition Mountain Wilderness, which offers many  More

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