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Elko, NV vs Libby, MT

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- Libby spends 9.6% less per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Libby than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Libby had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVLibby, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4484573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%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 Libby    4 Reviews

Please do not move to my back yard. Yes, it is very beautiful here, but is not an open invitation to move here. This town is a superfund site for asbestosis. The air is  More

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Libby is backed by a huge wilderness area that has gizzly bears, moose, elk, and all sorts of other wild creatures. North of the town of about 2500 where I live, I'm  More

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Over 16 years ago

I hesitate to give any info....to keep the community small, but it's going to get out none the less. The Libby area has more untouched and rarely traveled forests and  More

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