2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lincoln, NE vs Vermillion, SD

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Highlights
- Vermillion spends 22.4% less per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Vermillion than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vermillion had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, NEVermillion, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,124$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    67 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

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I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  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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