2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elk Grove, CA vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 32.2% less per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% lower in Rapid City than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CARapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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