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Dayton, NV vs Sierra Madre, CA

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- Sierra Madre spends 50.5% more per student than Dayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% higher in Sierra Madre than in Dayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Madre had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dayton
 Dayton, NVSierra Madre, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Sierra Madre    2 Reviews

Sierra Madre is a great place to live if you enjoy a small town atmosphere while being close to the vibrancy of a big city. It has nice restaurants, boutique shops and  More

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Over 21 years ago

Sierra Madre is still much a 1950's town. We still help out our neighbors, we have block parties to get acquained with new neighbors, and it's just a happy, friendly  More

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