2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clarita, CA vs Minden, NV

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- Minden spends 32.3% less per student than Santa Clarita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.0% lower in Minden than in Santa Clarita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minden had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clarita
 Santa Clarita, CAMinden, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,251$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5384573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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Reviews for Minden    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved here to escape traffic and stress UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS! Love the people and quality of  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved from Southern California (suburbs of LA) almost 3 years ago to get away from the bad traffic and too many people. We thought Northern Nevada was the perfect  More

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The Carson Valley is a beautiful place to live. Lake Tahoe 20 min. away. Snow skiing 20 min. away. Summers are great mostly in the 90s. and dry. Mountains suround the  More

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