2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burns, OR vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 58.1% more per student than Burns.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.8% lower in Sparks than in Burns. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burns
 Burns, ORSparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,741  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor1421  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Burns    3 Reviews

bob · 
Over 7 years ago

i love this place its nice no crime livin here for 39  More

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Over 7 years ago

Although there are some people who find it easy to ridicule and demean others, you will always find nice people if you look hard enough. For the most part people who  More

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Burns is pretty nigh inseparable from Hines...its basically the same miserable little town and overall garbage places to live. There is absolutely nowhere to rent with  More

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Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 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 17 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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