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Pahrump, NV vs Carson City, NV

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- Carson City spends 29.1% less per student than Pahrump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.3% higher in Carson City than in Pahrump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pahrump
 Pahrump, NVCarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21784573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  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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