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Carson City, NV vs Payson, AZ

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Highlights
- Payson spends 39.8% more per student than Carson City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Payson than in Carson City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Payson had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carson City

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 Carson City, NVPayson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,224$12,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,679$11,337$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,732$5,591$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.9517.9916.23
 Students per Librarian217822074573
 Students per Counselor877787530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%31.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%24.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.3%1.5%

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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 2 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 Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 5 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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ZIPS IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA
89701 89706 89703
ZIPS IN PAYSON, ARIZONA
85541

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