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Carson City, NV vs American Falls, ID

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- American Falls spends 16.2% more per student than Carson City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% lower in American Falls than in Carson City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- American Falls had 19.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carson City
 Carson City, NVAmerican Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,719$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,679  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,740$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8174573
 Students per Counselor877  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews
Carol · Portola, CA
Great museums, lots of history
Over 3 years ago

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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Nathan · Carson, NV
Not a good place to live
Over 4 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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Douglas · Carson, NV
Wonderful to Raise Children and Retire
Over 8 years ago

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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Todd · American Falls, ID
A good place for families and older people.
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in AF from the fifth grade, and I am now 67. I have always found AF to be an enjoyable place to live. It has all the small town attributes that remind a  More

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