2024 Compare Cities Education:
Elko, NV vs Prescott, AZ

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Highlights
- Prescott spends 25.5% less per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% higher in Prescott than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prescott had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVPrescott, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,248$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499$8,836$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,906$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1618.5416.23
 Students per Librarian90733674573
 Students per Counselor587869530
 Grade School Educ.7.5%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.5%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%28.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%38.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.7%11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%2.6%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 15 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 16 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 Prescott    63 Reviews

Prescott is beautiful. The climate is wonderful (a bit hot in summer). The people are very unfriendly. I am conservative and have lived all over the country. The people  More

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I've lived here for 11 years and love the small town feel, perfect weather and great mountain biking. I am a medical professional in the area and am providing this as I  More

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Over 3 years ago

Yes, there is music here. We have a downtown with a courthouse area and yard where bands and singers perform. Also restaurants/saloons in Whiskey Row. The weather is  More

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