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Rio Verde, AZ vs Mesquite, NV

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- Mesquite spends 8.4% more per student than Rio Verde.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% higher in Mesquite than in Rio Verde. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Verde
 Rio Verde, AZMesquite, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%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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Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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