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Hobbs, NM vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 14.3% more per student than Hobbs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Sparks than in Hobbs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hobbs
 Hobbs, NMSparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,736  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor696  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Hobbs    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Hobbs, New Mexico is a growing city on the eastern edge of the New Mexico- texas border. The people are friendly and hard working. The school system is in the top tier  More

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Over 15 years ago

Hobbs is the worst place in the U.S. to live. People that live here are snobs and they aren't helpful at all. Forget about getting a job here. If they don't like you,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing for region 2. Affordable place to live 3. Nice physical setting and climate Cons: 1. Very high crime rate 2.  More

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Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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