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Reno, NV vs Carson City, NV

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Highlights
- Carson City spends 32.3% less per student than Reno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.2% higher in Carson City than in Reno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Reno

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 Reno, NVCarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,626$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,842$7,679$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,562$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1422.9516.23
 Students per Librarian49121784573
 Students per Counselor336877530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.8%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%27.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%23.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.2%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%0.7%1.5%

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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 4 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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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 2 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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ZIPS IN RENO, NEVADA
89502, 89506, 89523, 89509, 89521, 89503, 89512, 89511, 89519, 89501, 10 total
ZIPS IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA
89701 89706 89703

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