2024 Compare Cities Education:
Oro Valley, AZ vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Elko spends 23.2% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Elko than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,756$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897$11,499$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,785$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6618.1616.23
 Students per Librarian14479074573
 Students per Counselor519587530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.1%84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%27.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%18.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.5%0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 15 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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