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Columbia, MO vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls spends 13.7% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Sioux Falls than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  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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