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Grand Island, NE vs Vermillion, SD

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Highlights
- Vermillion spends 30.4% less per student than Grand Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% higher in Vermillion than in Grand Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vermillion had 13.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Island
 Grand Island, NEVermillion, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,124$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%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 Vermillion    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Not a bad place except for all the liberal cry babies here , they are actually more socialists than anything . The liberals here have big mouths when people are around  More

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Over 5 years ago

I attended USD and returned several years later, recognizing the quality of life Vermillion offers. It is a great example of what the best of small town living can be in  More

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The Good: The citizens of Vermillion boast one of the most liberal voting records in the state of SD. Vermillion has a reasonably educated population and is home to the  More

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