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Challis, ID vs Nevada City, CA

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- Nevada City spends 81.4% more per student than Challis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.1% higher in Nevada City than in Challis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nevada City had 15.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Challis
 Challis, IDNevada City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Challis    1 Reviews

I lived in Challis from 1988 to 1992. At that time there was no bookstore in town. One employer, a molybdenum mine. Population consists of two groups, the mine  More

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Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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