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Elephant Butte, NM vs Tonopah, NV

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- Tonopah spends 7.4% less per student than Elephant Butte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in Tonopah than in Elephant Butte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tonopah had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elephant Butte
 Elephant Butte, NMTonopah, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,012$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,423  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6204573
 Students per Counselor0  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Elephant Butte    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Hot, dry summers, cool winters - housing here is more occupied than what appears on the site. Neighborhoods are middle class and then the unoccupied housing are weekend  More

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Reviews for Tonopah    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Tonopah sits in the middle of the lower part of the state, almost equal distance between Reno and Las Vegas in the high desert. The town itself isn't much to look at,  More

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