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Roswell, NM vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho spends 11.0% more per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Rio Rancho than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rancho had 18.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell

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 Roswell, NMRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,506$13,881$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,966$10,727$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,269$6,119$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3715.1616.23
 Students per Librarian4469434573
 Students per Counselor1239705530
 Grade School Educ.10.4%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.6%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.7%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 5 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  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 4 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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