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Broken Arrow, OK vs Sioux Falls, SD

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- Sioux Falls spends 11.8% more per student than Broken Arrow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Sioux Falls than in Broken Arrow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Broken Arrow
 Broken Arrow, OKSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,287  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Broken Arrow    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Broken Arrow is a nice place to live. With 88,000 people it still holds a small town atmosphere. It's affordable (although the state tax is high - 8.5%) and has  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am thinking about moving to the Broken Arrow area. I am looking for someone to help me out by sending me a newspaper, shopping guide or anything they think would be  More

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Housing here in Broken Arrow is relatively cheap if you are looking to buy a house you can usually get a 4 bedroom 2 bath about 2400 square foot home for around $130,000  More

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Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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