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Bonita, CA vs Elko, NV

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- Elko spends 19.0% less per student than Bonita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% lower in Elko than in Bonita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bonita
 Bonita, CAElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bonita    2 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

We've lived here for two years now. We were very worried about living in town, as we used to live way out in the country. Bonita was a good choice for us because it's  More

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With horse riding trails weaving in and out of neighborhoods Bonita is every thing it's name means. Beautiful and quiet yet just minutes from down town San Diego, the  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 17 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 18 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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