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Monterey, CA vs Pahrump, NV

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Highlights
- Pahrump spends 15.4% less per student than Monterey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% lower in Pahrump than in Monterey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pahrump had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Monterey

Education
 Monterey, CAPahrump, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,375$13,012$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156$12,026$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,645$6,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.7316.4716.23
 Students per Librarian289526204573
 Students per Counselor526207530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%9.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%29.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.0%12.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.4%2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 2 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943
ZIPS IN PAHRUMP, NEVADA
89048 89060 89061

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