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Pahrump, NV vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose spends 41.4% more per student than Pahrump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.1% higher in San Jose than in Pahrump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pahrump
 Pahrump, NVSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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