2025 Compare Cities Education:
Milbank, SD vs Yankton, SD

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Highlights
- Yankton spends 60.9% less per student than Milbank.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% higher in Yankton than in Milbank. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yankton had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Milbank
 Milbank, SDYankton, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,923  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,235$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33084573
 Students per Counselor521  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Milbank    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Milbank is a small town with a lot to offer and a safe place to raise your children. Not a lot to do, but major cities are fairly  More

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Reviews for Yankton    4 Reviews

Ive lived hered here over 30 years. Its gone down in many ways. Mall is no longer a mall. We have a sign up on it after huge renovations, still open yankton village. Too  More

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My family and I have been here since November of 2020. Covid-19 has really made everything challenging, but so far we love the town. The recreation here is 5 stars. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

The quality of life in Yankton is fantastic, it has been a wonderful place to live and raise my  More

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