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Surprise, AZ vs Rio Verde, AZ

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- Rio Verde spends 0.0% less per student than Surprise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Rio Verde than in Surprise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Verde had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Surprise
 Surprise, AZRio Verde, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 11 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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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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