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Ketchum, ID vs Carson City, NV

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- Carson City spends 46.3% less per student than Ketchum.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 100.1% higher in Carson City than in Ketchum. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ketchum
 Ketchum, IDCarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21784573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ketchum    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Small town life with the mountains to enjoy all four seasons. Great restaurants and shopping available though knowing where to go helps in keeping the costs reasonable.   More

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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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