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Centralia, WA vs Lead, SD

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Highlights
- Lead spends 37.7% less per student than Centralia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% lower in Lead than in Centralia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lead had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Centralia
 Centralia, WALead, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,806  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10324573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Centralia    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

The old "historical" District of Centralia has a number of Antique Stores. Enjoyed getting off Interstate  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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