2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cedar Rapids, IA vs Yankton, SD

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Highlights
- Yankton spends 38.9% less per student than Cedar Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% higher in Yankton than in Cedar Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yankton had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Rapids
 Cedar Rapids, IAYankton, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,235$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33084573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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Reviews for Yankton    4 Reviews

Ive lived hered here over 30 years. Its gone down in many ways. Mall is no longer a mall. We have a sign up on it after huge renovations, still open yankton village. Too  More

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My family and I have been here since November of 2020. Covid-19 has really made everything challenging, but so far we love the town. The recreation here is 5 stars. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

The quality of life in Yankton is fantastic, it has been a wonderful place to live and raise my  More

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