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Golden Valley, AZ vs Ely, NV

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Highlights
- Ely spends 78.0% more per student than Golden Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% higher in Ely than in Golden Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ely had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Golden Valley
 Golden Valley, AZEly, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,812$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,572  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,980$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Golden Valley    2 Reviews

Golden Valley is the last of the greatest places left to to own property and live comfortably. The temperature averages between 70's and mid 90's in summer. When  More

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No comments as of this comment, well except this one. haha Interesting notes of the area is is is still higher elevation than "the valley" (Bullhead City area) so not  More

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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 5 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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