2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laconia, NH vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 36.9% less per student than Laconia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.9% higher in Sparks than in Laconia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laconia
 Laconia, NHSparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,244  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor166  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Laconia    2 Reviews

I lived in Laconia NH for 24 years, born and raised. I left in 2016 because even pre pandemic the area was becoming weak from the drug epidemic, and, starting to re  More

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Friendly neighbors, plenty of restaurants, lakes, skiing, biking, hiking, canoeing and a dog park! The hospital is around the corner and there’s always a beautiful  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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