2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Dodge City, KS

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Highlights
- Dodge City spends 23.6% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Dodge City than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dodge City had 23.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDDodge City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4774573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock18.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock72.1%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.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Dodge City    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We went to Dodge City on a job interview and liked the place until we got down to talking with the realtor. I don't know where they came up with the median housing cost,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Old Western town atmosphere Cons: 1. Very poor school  More

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