2025 Compare Cities Education:
Medford, OR vs Carson City, NV

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Highlights
- Carson City spends 36.4% less per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Carson City than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford
 Medford, ORCarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,411  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21784573
 Students per Counselor907  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  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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