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Eureka, SD vs Lead, SD

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Highlights
- Lead spends 25.8% less per student than Eureka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.0% higher in Lead than in Eureka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lead had 17.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Eureka
 Eureka, SDLead, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio8.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10324573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Eureka    1 Reviews

Once the wheat capital of the US, this little town is getting smaller and smaller as there are no good employment opportunities so not many young folks stay or relocate  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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