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Elko, NV vs Sioux Falls, SD

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- Sioux Falls spends 7.3% less per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Sioux Falls than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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