2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park City, UT vs Spearfish, SD

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- Spearfish spends 25.6% less per student than Park City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% lower in Spearfish than in Park City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spearfish had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park City
 Park City, UTSpearfish, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10324573
 Students per Counselor340  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Park City    12 Reviews

I lived in Park City for 6 years. Vail purchase of resort(s) and capacity reached in school system have caused a real estate bubble, in my opinion, with 500-1,000 per  More

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we have lived there off and on for 27 years and love it in the winter and summer, the muddy months starting in april are not so good but we head back to calif. at that  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like this town  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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