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Nevada City, CA vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 38.8% less per student than Nevada City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Reno than in Nevada City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nevada City
 Nevada City, CAReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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Reviews for Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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