2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dayton, NV vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 5.6% less per student than Dayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Salt Lake City than in Dayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dayton
 Dayton, NVSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 4 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 10 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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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