2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buffalo Grove, IL vs Carson City, NV

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Highlights
- Carson City spends 62.3% less per student than Buffalo Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.2% higher in Carson City than in Buffalo Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Buffalo Grove
 Buffalo Grove, ILCarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21784573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  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 3 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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