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Dothan, AL vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls spends 5.9% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Sioux Falls than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan

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 Dothan, ALSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,594$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100$9,276$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,709$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.0815.3916.23
 Students per Librarian65324904573
 Students per Counselor442359530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%36.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  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 3 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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