2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sparks, NV vs Island Park, ID

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Highlights
- Island Park spends 37.5% less per student than Sparks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Island Park than in Sparks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Island Park had 15.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparks
 Sparks, NVIsland Park, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,522$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,842  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,310$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21434573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock18.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Island Park    1 Reviews

Love going to Island park in the summer to ride quads and float the river, and in the winter to ride snowmobiles and spend time at the cabin with  More

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