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Gastonia, NC vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Elko spends 21.2% more per student than Gastonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Elko than in Gastonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gastonia
 Gastonia, NCElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,096  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 8 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 18 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  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 17 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 18 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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