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Elko, NV vs Dayton, NV

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Highlights
- Dayton spends 12.6% less per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Dayton than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dayton had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVDayton, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6374573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 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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