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Elko, NV vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 0.9% less per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Carlsbad than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,128$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,994$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12534573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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