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Somerset, KY vs Sparks, NV

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Highlights
- Sparks spends 20.8% more per student than Somerset.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Sparks than in Somerset. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Somerset
 Somerset, KYSparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 17 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 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 17 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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