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Elko, NV vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- Porterville spends 10.7% more per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Porterville than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Porterville had 17.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVPorterville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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