2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garden, KS vs Watertown, SD

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 19.8% less per student than Garden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Watertown than in Garden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 31.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden
 Garden, KSWatertown, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,625  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,681$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor520  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Garden    3 Reviews

I visited Garden City, KS for 3 weeks. As I write this, my glasses are broken, so I hope my touch typing is in shape and this is legible. I found Garden City to be a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Very poor school system 2. Not much to do 3. Bad weather (too  More

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low to mid range housing in compared to nation. Median home is 130,000 dollars. arid desert environment, temperatures average 70's . great golf courses, clean  More

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Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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