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Nampa, ID vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 104.8% more per student than Nampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% higher in Madera than in Nampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 31.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nampa
 Nampa, IDMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,772  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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