2025 Compare Cities Education:
San Marcos, CA vs Dayton, NV

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- Dayton spends 29.2% less per student than San Marcos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Dayton than in San Marcos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dayton had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marcos
 San Marcos, CADayton, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6374573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 15 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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Reviews for Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 4 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 10 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  More

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