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Rapid Valley, SD vs Elko, NV

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- Elko spends 28.2% more per student than Rapid Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Elko than in Rapid Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid Valley
 Rapid Valley, SDElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews
Josie · Elko, NV
Small town with big problems.
Over 5 years ago

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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NV Lady · San Jacinto, CA
elko life
Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Brad · Elko, NV
Mining based economy
Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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