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Pahrump, NV vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale spends 41.4% more per student than Pahrump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.1% higher in Sunnyvale than in Pahrump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pahrump
 Pahrump, NVSunnyvale, 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.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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