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Elko, NV vs Worland, WY

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Highlights
- Worland spends 64.0% more per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.2% lower in Worland than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worland had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVWorland, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,724$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,287$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1774573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Worland    4 Reviews

Our family has lived in Worland almost five years and we moved here because of a job transfer. Worland is a great place to live in many respects with both of our  More

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A nice quiet town. We do things our way and don't really like people from other states moving in and attempting to change things. The best policy would be to change your  More

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Over 18 years ago

Worland is a very tight and clicky town. I was born there but I was not raised there long. I left Worland almost 40 years ago and vowed to never return. The economy is  More

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