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Tucson, AZ vs Rio Rico, AZ

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Highlights
- Rio Rico spends 15.5% less per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% higher in Rio Rico than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Rico had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZRio Rico, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,085$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24894573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Reviews for Rio Rico    1 Reviews

We retired here from Maine about 5 years ago to leave the cold & damp behind. Here it is warm & dry most of the time, little humidity, not many flies, mosquitoes, etc.   More

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