2025 Compare Cities Education:
Blackhawk, SD vs Lead, SD

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Highlights
- Lead spends 13.3% more per student than Blackhawk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Lead than in Blackhawk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lead had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Blackhawk
 Blackhawk, SDLead, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,094  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10324573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Blackhawk    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We love living here, we moved here from Metro Detroit when I was 8 months pregnant. This is a great community to raise a family, very friendly  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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