2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Aberdeen, WA

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Highlights
- Aberdeen spends 60.9% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Aberdeen than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aberdeen had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDAberdeen, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Aberdeen    5 Reviews

I used to live on an island in the Aleutian Chain and I got used to the fact that the ocean was immediately present, always. I didn't realize how much I loved being  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

OK. I just have to say, yes, it rains in the Winter quite a bit, and there are some wild wind/rain storms, but the Summers are MAGNIFICENT, gorgeous, SUNNY, COOL and  More

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