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Scotts Valley, CA vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 16.7% less per student than Scotts Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% lower in Sparks than in Scotts Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotts Valley

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 Scotts Valley, CASparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,364$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552$9,842$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,688$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8416.1416.23
 Students per Librarian62714914573
 Students per Counselor473336530
 Grade School Educ.0.9%6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%25.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.9%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%24.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.0%6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.7%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 6 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 10 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 16 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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ZIPS IN SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
95066
ZIPS IN SPARKS, NEVADA
89436 89431 89434

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