2026 Compare Cities Education:
Norfolk, NE vs Yankton, SD

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Highlights
- Yankton spends 32.7% less per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% higher in Yankton than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yankton had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk
 Norfolk, NEYankton, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,992  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,235$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33084573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Norfolk    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved here 16 years ago from OH/IN area. Great place to raise kids, great place for elderly. People are community-minded. Yes, it is 1.5-2 hours away from any major  More

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Over 21 years ago

Norfolk is a stale job market, two of 5 major employer have or will closing their doors. There is little in the way of industy here. That coupled with being taxed to  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 17 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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