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Virginia City, NV vs Sparks, NV

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- Sparks spends 21.8% less per student than Virginia City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.5% higher in Sparks than in Virginia City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparks had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia City
 Virginia City, NVSparks, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor108  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Virginia City    1 Reviews
Bob · Fernley, NV
Water Quallity
Over 11 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 Sparks    14 Reviews
Dave · Sparks, NV
My town
Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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Cassie · Sparks, NV
What do I think about living in sparks, Nevada
Over 14 years ago

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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MG · Sparks, NV
Weather here is great!
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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