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Sparks, NV vs Marana, AZ

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Highlights
- Marana spends 21.1% less per student than Sparks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Marana than in Sparks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marana had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparks

Education
 Sparks, NVMarana, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,626$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,842$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,562$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1416.6616.23
 Students per Librarian49114474573
 Students per Counselor336519530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%2.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.3%95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%44.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.6%13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 16 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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Reviews for Marana    5 Reviews

I've lived in "old" Marana for 25 years. These forms don't explain there's the old original town, which is now going nuts in growth of houses and "clean" businesses. New  More

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Over 14 years ago

the political side of arizona is terribly, there is nothing but dirt noooo green at all. unemployment is terrible. i love the desert, but arizona is definitly no the  More

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With this new zip code comes an area called Dove Mountain. Dove Mountain is a very unexpected beautiful suprise. The Ritz Carlton will be opening in 2009 and one of the  More

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ZIPS IN SPARKS, NEVADA
89436 89431 89434
ZIPS IN MARANA, ARIZONA
85743 85653 85658

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