2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lewiston, ID vs Watertown, SD

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 37.8% less per student than Lewiston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Watertown than in Lewiston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewiston
 Lewiston, IDWatertown, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,681$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lewiston    6 Reviews

We have lived in the Lewiston area for over seven years. If you are a dog person, this is not the place for you. No 24/7 emergency care. Very poor vet care. Our dog  More

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Maybe 15 inches 40 yrs ago, but now mostly a few inches periodically, but it doesn't stick long. I moved back in 2001-2007 and only once was the snowfall over a few  More

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Just need to know if anyone knows a good place to start to find rental homes or a website they can refer me to. My father-n-law is moving up there and doesn't want to  More

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Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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