2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ione, CA vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 25.2% more per student than Ione.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Sparks than in Ione. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ione
 Ione, CASparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ione    2 Reviews

You have to drive every where. The City of Ione has very limited conveniences. It takes 55 minutes to get to major cities like, Sacramento, Folsom, Stockton. Almost  More

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Ione, California sits at the western base of the Sierra Mountains. We are a small town with a main strip of several blocks consisting of two storey buildings from the  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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