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Ortley, SD vs Parkston, SD

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Highlights
- Parkston spends 2.9% less per student than Ortley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Parkston than in Ortley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkston had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ortley
 Ortley, SDParkston, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,745$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,739$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13774573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived her for 5 months and hate it. People here are nice, but give off the feeling of being fake nice and two faced. (Don’t get me wrong I’ve met some genuinely  More

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