2026 Compare Cities Education:
Carson City, NV vs Golden Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Golden Valley spends 2.4% more per student than Carson City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Golden Valley than in Carson City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Golden Valley had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carson City
 Carson City, NVGolden Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,679  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor877  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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 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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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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Reviews for Golden Valley    2 Reviews

Golden Valley is the last of the greatest places left to to own property and live comfortably. The temperature averages between 70's and mid 90's in summer. When  More

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No comments as of this comment, well except this one. haha Interesting notes of the area is is is still higher elevation than "the valley" (Bullhead City area) so not  More

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