2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Porte, IN vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 24.4% less per student than La Porte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Rapid City than in La Porte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Porte
 La Porte, INRapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,939  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor736  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for La Porte    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

La Porte is close to Chicago without all of the big city prices. Easy to visit several cities which a relatively  More

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You might not believe it, but being in the snow belt has unexpected benefits -- like spending the day at home when you planned to go to work but couldn't get out of the  More

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Some of the good things about La Porte. It has the La Porte County Symphony for music lovers, La Porte Little Theater for those who like plays, an art gallery with  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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