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Elko, NV vs Lacey, WA

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Highlights
- Lacey spends 29.1% more per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Lacey than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lacey had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVLacey, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Lacey    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My husband is in the military and so we move from place to place. Lacey is about 20 minutes drive from Joint Base Lewis Mcchord. The area is really nice because it is a  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm just ready to move someplace where the sun shines more, it's warmer and  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is currently construction on a trail that connects from Lacey to Tummwater. The trail used to be an abandoned railroad. I'm very happy because of  More

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