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Jerome, ID vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Elko spends 60.6% more per student than Jerome.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Elko than in Jerome. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 15.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jerome
 Jerome, IDElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,575  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor649  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.3%  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.10.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Jerome    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Jerome is a small town with a lot to offer. The cost of housing and utilities is very affordable, especially when compared to the cost of the same in the town across  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 16 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 17 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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