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Los Alamos, NM vs Carson City, NV

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Highlights
- Carson City spends 37.6% less per student than Los Alamos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.1% higher in Carson City than in Los Alamos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Alamos

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 Los Alamos, NMCarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,772$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,511$7,679$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,126$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.922.9516.23
 Students per Librarian92721784573
 Students per Counselor412877530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.6%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.2%27.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.2%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.0%23.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.24.3%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree17.9%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Los Alamos    7 Reviews

I've lived here for 8 years now. Fantastic weather, beautiful scenery and outdoor recreation. Close-knit, welcoming and well-educated community that is safe and provides  More

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Over 6 years ago

This school is not what it once was, and it is far from the best school in Los Alamos. If your child is a student here: 1) expect unresponsive teachers who manage your  More

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November 1, 2010 If you like bright blue skies and bountiful sunshine with spectacular views in every direction (blue skies & sunshine only 90-95% of the time),  More

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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 2 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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ZIPS IN LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO
87544
ZIPS IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA
89701 89706 89703

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