2024 Compare Cities Education:
Longview, TX vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 8.3% less per student than Longview.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Rapid City than in Longview. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Longview
 Longview, TXRapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,267$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148$9,859$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,012$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5815.1416.23
 Students per Librarian134010444573
 Students per Counselor443407530
 Grade School Educ.6.0%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.7%94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%22.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%34.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.4%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  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 3 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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