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Amarillo, TX vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls spends 1.6% more per student than Amarillo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Sioux Falls than in Amarillo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Amarillo

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 Amarillo, TXSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,088$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,403$9,276$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,864$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7515.3916.23
 Students per Librarian58424904573
 Students per Counselor358359530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%36.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Amarillo    31 Reviews

I was originally from here, left for a number of years, and ended up back for a short time due to life circumstances. I have really tried to make the most of my time  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Amarillo when I was five and left at 34, the best thing I ever did. Sadly, I came back to help care for my aging grandmother, and as soon as I can, i am  More

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Over 5 years ago

Amarillo is not a good place to live. For me it was like living in Hell. I lived there for 50 years. I graduated Canyon High. raised two kids. went through a divorce  More

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Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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ZIPS IN AMARILLO, TEXAS
79109, 79107, 79106, 79118, 79110, 79108, 79119, 79103, 79102, 79124, 14 total
ZIPS IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
57106 57103 57104 57105 57108 57110 57107 57197 57117

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