2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Island, NE vs Mitchell, SD

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Highlights
- Mitchell spends 28.9% less per student than Grand Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Mitchell than in Grand Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mitchell had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Island
 Grand Island, NEMitchell, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock50634573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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Reviews for Mitchell    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I attempted to come to this area based on a report seen on a local news report that I saw. I could relate to what the person was saying about the area they came from  More

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