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Auburn, WA vs Lead, SD

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- Lead spends 44.1% less per student than Auburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% lower in Lead than in Auburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lead had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Auburn
 Auburn, WALead, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10324573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Auburn    9 Reviews

We lived in a big house on the West Hill of Auburn and then moved to a small rambler amid the big houses on the East Hill of Auburn. So we've lived within the city of  More

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Hello, I have lived in Auburn WA for about 8 years or so, Auburn is a great place to live, full of awesome people and awesome everyday life if you enjoy a 9-5 job and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Auburn is a very ugly, and dirty city, rain and clouds 9 months of the year. Has become really ghetto and would not recommend anyone coming here. Houses are expensive  More

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Reviews for Lead    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Ok, this was a favorite place of mine too. Little Lead, SD - what a gem! I had an apartment here so was able to find good housing. I was still having "church  More

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