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Nucla, CO vs Spearfish, SD

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- Spearfish spends 6.6% less per student than Nucla.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% lower in Spearfish than in Nucla. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spearfish had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nucla
 Nucla, COSpearfish, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,387  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10324573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Nucla    2 Reviews

Worst place I've ever lived. Grocery stores are awful, with horrible food that costs way to much, and they turn freezers off to "save money". Power company is crooked,  More

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Over 17 years ago

This town is by far a good place to live , there are mostly uneducated people that want to stay back in the 50s and complain that they are picked on . They do not want  More

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Reviews for Spearfish    4 Reviews

I've been in the black Hills since 1994 and,recently moved to the east side of the state, Sioux Falls to be exact. Spearfish, is a very nice & beautiful community but,  More

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Over 18 years ago

The weather is perfect for outdoor  More

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Over 18 years ago

Spearfish is beautiful but there is very little job opportunity. As a result those people who want to advance in their career should avoid Spearfish. On the other hand  More

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