2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ridgefield, WA vs Carson City, NV

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Highlights
- Carson City spends 51.7% less per student than Ridgefield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.6% higher in Carson City than in Ridgefield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgefield
 Ridgefield, WACarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21784573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  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 3 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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