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Pueblo, CO vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 1.6% less per student than Pueblo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Rapid City than in Pueblo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pueblo
 Pueblo, CORapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,722  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Pueblo    54 Reviews

I retired to Pueblo almost eight years ago and have had no regrets. My primary reason for coming here was that it was one of the cheapest places to live west of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I was tired of reading all the negative reviews. I moved to Pueblo in 2008 to attend college.I have visited 49 of 50 states and spent extensive time in  More

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I was born and raised in Pueblo, lived here for the first 27 years of my life. This place did not used to be this crappy. It has gone downhill so much. There are  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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