2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plainview, TX vs Brookings, SD

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Highlights
- Brookings spends 6.4% more per student than Plainview.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% higher in Brookings than in Plainview. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookings had 28.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainview
 Plainview, TXBrookings, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,747$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,856  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,203$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24694573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Plainview    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

plainview is small and theres nothing to do so come to plainview and have  More

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Reviews for Brookings    5 Reviews

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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