2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kernville, CA vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 32.1% less per student than Kernville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.1% lower in Rapid City than in Kernville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kernville
 Kernville, CARapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Kernville    3 Reviews

Kernville is the best kept secret in all of California. There is know place that I have ever lived, that could give me the peace and solitude that this beautiful little  More

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Over 13 years ago

it is nice to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kernville is at the bottom of the High Sierra Southernly Mountains. Quaint little resort town, on the Kern River. We have fishing, boating, hiking, camping and during  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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