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San Marcos, CA vs Spring Valley, NV

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- Spring Valley spends 30.0% less per student than San Marcos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Spring Valley than in San Marcos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spring Valley had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marcos
 San Marcos, CASpring Valley, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Spring Valley    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Spring Valley, at one time was a lovely small place to live, we were in the upper elevation of the valley with some distance between us and the rest of Las Vegas.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Spring Valley for 33 years. Same house, raised three children and all the things that go with that. We were among the first wave of residents back in  More

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