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Dayton, NV vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 46.8% more per student than Dayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in Madera than in Dayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 32.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dayton
 Dayton, NVMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 11 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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