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Aliso Viejo, CA vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 32.4% less per student than Aliso Viejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.8% lower in Rapid City than in Aliso Viejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aliso Viejo
 Aliso Viejo, CARapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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