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Lander, WY vs Carson City, NV

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Highlights
- Carson City spends 62.1% less per student than Lander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 91.6% higher in Carson City than in Lander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lander

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 Lander, WYCarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,347$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200$7,679$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,829$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.9822.9516.23
 Students per Librarian27921784573
 Students per Counselor245877530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.7%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%27.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%23.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.2%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Lander    10 Reviews

I lived in Florida for 21 years and decided to get a life and moved to Lander, Wyoming. For me, this place is exactly what I’d been wanting. I don’t like the crowds and  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lander, WY, is noisy. First responder agencies in town run sirens on almost every call. Multiple tornado sirens around town are used to notify firefighters of fire  More

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Have lived and worked full time here for past 3.5 yrs, in WY for 18. It is a beautiful area to visit for outdoor recreation--hiking, climbing, mtn biking, xc skiing,  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 2 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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ZIPS IN LANDER, WYOMING
82520
ZIPS IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA
89701 89706 89703

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