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

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Highlights
- Edwards spends 52.5% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Edwards than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwards had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDEdwards, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17374573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Edwards    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Although there are vacationer in the winter and summer, the crime rate is very low, due to nature of the community and visitors (skiers, cyclists, golfers, fly fishing,  More

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Over 15 years ago

from Vail & Beaver Creek Ski Resorts. A meca for both winter and summer sports, hiking, fishing, photography, and natural beauty! High in the Rocky Mountains but within  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fantastic place to live if you like world class alpine skiing, cycling, golf and  More

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