2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, WA vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 41.7% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in Rapid City than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, WARapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 16 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  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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