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Lakeville, MN vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls spends 24.6% less per student than Lakeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Sioux Falls than in Lakeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeville

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 Lakeville, MNSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,289$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,783$9,276$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,532$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8315.3916.23
 Students per Librarian93024904573
 Students per Counselor573359530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.5%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.3%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%36.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.9%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Lakeville    8 Reviews

We lived in Lakeville for 3 years (2015-18). My husband and I have traveled all over the country. We've lived in California, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado and Minnesota.  More

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I’ve grown up in Lakeville for 20 years. I know this area better than the back of my hand. The schools are excellent, especially North HS. The housing is cheap and  More

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I have found Lakeville to have many amenities and its nice its so close to the Twin Cities. HOWEVER, unless have bunches of money in your pocket or are a local you will  More

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Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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ZIPS IN LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA
55044
ZIPS IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
57106 57103 57104 57105 57108 57110 57107 57197 57117

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