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South Jordan, UT vs Elko, NV

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- Elko spends 21.2% more per student than South Jordan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Elko than in South Jordan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Jordan
 South Jordan, UTElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for South Jordan    4 Reviews

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Over 3 years ago

I moved here 3 years ago from Southern California and absolutely love this beautiful place! I hate intense heat, but have no problem getting warm in the winter.   More

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Over 16 years ago

If you like outdoors stuff year around, this is the place. You have to like winter though. There is 6 months of  More

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Over 17 years ago

It is resonable. But the pay scale in utah is much lower I think then other  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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