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Evanston, WY vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Elko spends 25.5% less per student than Evanston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.0% higher in Elko than in Evanston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Evanston
 Evanston, WYElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,146  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Evanston    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Massive ignorance. I was attracted to this town because it's small, easy to get around and there's a Walmart, grocery store, post office, library, mechanic and a bad  More

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I felt like I didn't belong here nor did I feel welcome here . The people in this town are rude and backstabbing . If you are from another state you are not welcome in  More

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I moved here in 2016. That was probably a mistake, which I hope to fix very soon. Positives: quiet place, no traffic issues, WY has no income tax. There are two  More

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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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