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Ely, NV vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas spends 25.7% less per student than Ely.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.2% lower in Alturas than in Ely. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alturas had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ely
 Ely, NVAlturas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,486$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,735  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,554$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio28.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor1261  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Ely    7 Reviews

This place is wonderful for Outdoor activities! It is a safe, comfortable, affordable place to live! A great place to raise children!  More

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Over 4 years ago

We are just passing through town - all I can say is that this city is 180 degrees opposite from San Francisco, CA where I live - very liberal SF, very conservative Ely,  More

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Ely is not a bad place to live, but I would let people do their own homework on where they wish to live. Some suggestions I recommend is, looking at the age of home they  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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