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Carson City, NV vs Wenatchee, WA

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Highlights
- Wenatchee spends 70.1% more per student than Carson City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% lower in Wenatchee than in Carson City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wenatchee had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carson City
 Carson City, NVWenatchee, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,693$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,679  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,539$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19924573
 Students per Counselor877  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 3 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 Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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