2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grass Valley, CA vs Minden, NV

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Highlights
- Minden spends 47.0% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.8% lower in Minden than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minden had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAMinden, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,251$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5384573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Minden    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved here to escape traffic and stress UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS! Love the people and quality of  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved from Southern California (suburbs of LA) almost 3 years ago to get away from the bad traffic and too many people. We thought Northern Nevada was the perfect  More

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The Carson Valley is a beautiful place to live. Lake Tahoe 20 min. away. Snow skiing 20 min. away. Summers are great mostly in the 90s. and dry. Mountains suround the  More

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