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Tallahassee, FL vs Elko, NV

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- Elko spends 18.5% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Elko than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee
 Tallahassee, FLElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  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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