2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Chadron, NE

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Highlights
- Chadron spends 38.9% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in Chadron than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chadron had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDChadron, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,354$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1674573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.2%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 Chadron    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Chadron is the perfect place to re-invent, re-new, re-finance your life. It is however, a *small* town. If you are interested in dining out, shopping, etc. though there  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice little college/ranch town. Not the place for everyone, but overall a very enjoyable place to live. Nice people, good climate (for the midwest), plenty of access  More

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