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Elko, NV vs Silver Spring, MD

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- Silver Spring spends 49.0% more per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% lower in Silver Spring than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silver Spring had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVSilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%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 17 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 18 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 Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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