2025 Compare Cities Education:
Placerville, CA vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 16.6% more per student than Placerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% lower in Sparks than in Placerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Placerville
 Placerville, CASparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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