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Elko, NV vs Spanaway, WA

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- Spanaway spends 38.6% more per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Spanaway than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spanaway had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVSpanaway, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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