2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Berthoud, CO

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Highlights
- Berthoud spends 38.8% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Berthoud than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berthoud had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDBerthoud, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Berthoud    2 Reviews

My family and I moved to Berthoud in 1999. We, like most families here chose Berthoud to live in and raise our families due to it's quaint, small town, rural atmosphere  More

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Over 17 years ago

Berthoud is a beautiful little town with truly terrific people. However, if you are considering moving to Berthoud, beware that the water rates here are higher than I  More

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