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Elko, NV vs Kings Mountain, NC

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- Kings Mountain spends 20.8% less per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Kings Mountain than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kings Mountain had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVKings Mountain, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,497$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,241$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews
Josie · Elko, NV
Small town with big problems.
Over 5 years ago

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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NV Lady · San Jacinto, CA
elko life
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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Brad · Elko, NV
Mining based economy
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 Kings Mountain    2 Reviews
Samuel · Kings Mountain, NC
Lived here all my life.
Over 13 years ago

I'm 22 now and I've been here my entire life. I truly despise living here now and would not recommend it to anyone, although the country areas and the historical Kings  More

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Orlando · Kings Mountain, NC
Beautiful Small Town
Over 14 years ago

Beautiful Small Town Near the Appalachian  More

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