2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburg, KS vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 5.2% more per student than Pittsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Reno than in Pittsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburg
 Pittsburg, KSReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  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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