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Junction City, KS vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 35.2% less per student than Junction City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 98.8% higher in Mesquite than in Junction City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Junction City

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 Junction City, KSMesquite, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,678$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,278$9,498$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,184$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.0321.9316.23
 Students per Librarian2597284573
 Students per Counselor591450530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.1%89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%27.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%24.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 14 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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ZIPS IN JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS
66441
ZIPS IN MESQUITE, NEVADA
89027

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