2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, MN vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 5.6% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% lower in Rio Rancho than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, MNRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,126  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9434573
 Students per Counselor435  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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