2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park Rapids, MN vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls spends 7.6% less per student than Park Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Sioux Falls than in Park Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Park Rapids
 Park Rapids, MNSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor0  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Park Rapids    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

if your looking for a good work place that pays well were your most likly to get hired is in park rapids witch is one walmart all tough you will get a job if you know  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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