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Miles City, MT vs Sioux Falls, SD

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- Sioux Falls spends 6.3% more per student than Miles City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Sioux Falls than in Miles City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Miles City
 Miles City, MTSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,214  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Miles City    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I grew up in Miles City and enjoyed the town. If you are looking for a small rural Cowboy town than this is your place. It is very safe and I thought the schools were  More

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Over 18 years ago

Miles City has great weather, lots of nature and is really relaxed and improving fast in regard to housing and what it offers. The only drawback is that you will not  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 4 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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