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Aspen Park, CO vs Rapid City, SD

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- Rapid City spends 22.4% less per student than Aspen Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Rapid City than in Aspen Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen Park
 Aspen Park, CORapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen Park    3 Reviews

Lived in Conifer, which is Aspen Park, CO (unincorp. JeffCo.) for 20yrs. While I like seclusion, nature, hiking - the descriptions that are present are not currently  More

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Over 12 years ago

hi guys. my friend has moved back to the states from here in the UK annd wants to move somewhere, safe, clean and child friendly and i cant think of a better place than  More

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Moved here 5 years ago. Love the small town community, the mountains, the wildlife.... 7 and 8 months of winter is too long tho. Makes hiking, riding your horse or  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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