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Elko, NV vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 2.9% more per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Sparks than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVSparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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