2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 12.4% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Cary than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%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 Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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