2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cartersville, GA vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Elko spends 11.9% more per student than Cartersville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Elko than in Cartersville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cartersville
 Cartersville, GAElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,015  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor421  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cartersville    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

The one important thing i didn't know when moving to Cartersville 11 years ago is the coal plant on the west side of town. The town smells of sulfur and chemicals. Only  More

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Over 14 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

My city is small, friendly and cheap. There is a lot to do here. There is the new Tellus museum, local art and cultural museums. You're not too far from Tennessee,  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 17 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 18 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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