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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Backus, MN vs Deadwood, SD
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- Deadwood spends 40.5% less per student than Backus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Deadwood than in Backus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Deadwood had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Backus
Backus, MN
Deadwood, SD
United States
Expend. per Student
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$11,221
$15,905
Educ. Expend. per Student
$14,494
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$13,142
Instr. Expend. per Student
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$6,012
$7,999
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
12.42
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16.23
Students per Librarian
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1032
4573
Students per Counselor
791
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530
Grade School Educ.
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2.5%
4.8%
Some High School Educ.
3.1%
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6.3%
High School Educ.
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92.9%
88.9%
Some College Educ.
31.9%
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20.0%
2 yr College Grad.
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9.1%
8.7%
4 yr College Grad.
7.3%
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33.7%
Masters Grad.
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6.5%
9.3%
Professional Degree
0.0%
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2.2%
Doctorate Degree
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1.4%
1.5%
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