2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alliance, OH vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 24.2% less per student than Alliance.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% lower in Rapid City than in Alliance. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alliance
 Alliance, OHRapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Alliance    2 Reviews

We love the area and the people but the weather has us considering our  More

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Over 17 years ago

Alliance is a nice place for a kid to grow up. The city is small and so are the schools, so you get to know most everyone. It is a great community with a few nice parks,  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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