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Carson City, NV vs Vista, CA

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Highlights
- Vista spends 77.3% more per student than Carson City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Vista than in Carson City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vista had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carson City

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 Carson City, NVVista, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,224$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,679$13,161$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,732$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.9522.6516.23
 Students per Librarian2178187444573
 Students per Counselor877513530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%12.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%81.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%23.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%25.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.2%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.0%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 Vista    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I bought a house in Vista, CA, and lived there since 2013-2017. My kids and I loved that area (Shadow Ridge). People are friendly, down-to-earth, not snobby. I would  More

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I've lived here 3 years and it has an unbeatable climate. Close to everything you could want. A renovated downtown and access to mass transit. Very nice place, friendly  More

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Truly a hidden gem - I was nervous after first moving since it seemed far from San Diego, but my concerns have been fully alleviated in just a couple months of time in  More

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ZIPS IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA
89701 89706 89703
ZIPS IN VISTA, CALIFORNIA
92084 92083 92081

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