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Prairie du Sac, WI vs Sparks, NV

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- Sparks spends 26.5% less per student than Prairie du Sac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Sparks than in Prairie du Sac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prairie du Sac
 Prairie du Sac, WISparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,061  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Prairie Du Sac    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Prairie du Sac (PDS) is a village about 25 miles north of Madison and just south of the waterpark capital of the U.S., the Wisconsin Dells. Being in between these two  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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