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Dana Point, CA vs Carson City, NV

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- Carson City spends 39.6% less per student than Dana Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Carson City than in Dana Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dana Point
 Dana Point, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21784573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Dana Point    8 Reviews
Bob · Dana Point, CA
Best quality
Over 11 years ago

Climate is one of the world's  More

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Craig · Capistrano Beach, CA
May-June cool & fog Fall's the best
Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Mediterranean climate. Too many people, high cost of living, California taxes high. Ocean is  More

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Forrest · Dana Point, CA
High!
Over 17 years ago

We are in the California Riviera...but there's a price! This is a great place to  More

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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews
Carol · Portola, CA
Great museums, lots of history
Over 2 years ago

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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Nathan · Carson, NV
Not a good place to live
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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Douglas · Carson, NV
Wonderful to Raise Children and Retire
Over 7 years ago

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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