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Virginia City, NV vs Modesto, CA

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Highlights
- Modesto spends 19.3% less per student than Virginia City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 115.6% higher in Modesto than in Virginia City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Modesto had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia City
 Virginia City, NVModesto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock467624573
 Students per Counselor108  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Virginia City    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I find the water quality score of 40 in Virginia City to be open for debate. It is basically snow melt, coming from Lake Marlette in the Tahoe area. Looks great. Tastes  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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