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Sparks, NV vs Ukiah, CA

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Highlights
- Ukiah spends 17.8% more per student than Sparks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Ukiah than in Sparks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ukiah had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparks
 Sparks, NVUkiah, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,048$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,842  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock640904573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Ukiah    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Well from reading the reviews one would not live here. I think that's a ruse because I'm going on 9 years in the town and I love it. Now if your from the South then your  More

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If you are reading this, then do not buy into what some AI robotic paragraph of text says from Google. Here it is from a real person, a real ex-citizen. If you  More

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I am a transplant from Los Angeles/OC and have lived here for 6 years. Thankfully I do not live in the city of Ukiah. I live in the east hills and am in my 40s trying to  More

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