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Unicoi, TN vs Elko, NV

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- Elko spends 28.7% more per student than Unicoi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% higher in Elko than in Unicoi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elko had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Unicoi
 Unicoi, TNElko, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,769  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,906$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9074573
 Students per Counselor298  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Unicoi    1 Reviews

My daughter's home is in Unicoi - and the area is peaceful and breath takingly beautiful. She has been there for 2 years and I visit often. Unicoi is a short drive - 15  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 17 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 18 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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