2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Dearborn, MI

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Highlights
- Dearborn spends 33.3% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Dearborn than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dearborn had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDDearborn, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%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.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Dearborn    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Dearborn use to be a very nice well kept city with low crime and good schools. Schools are not that good anymore. NOW The city is not kept up as nice, people do not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The people in this town are very closed minded. This is not a progressive town. Trust me, I know, I have lived here for almost 11 years, unfortunately. The  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you are considering moving to Dearborn, Michigan and would like to have a good place to walk your dog, consider moving to another city. Dearborn, Michigan has 43  More

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