2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Elmhurst, IL

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- Elmhurst spends 113.1% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Elmhurst than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elmhurst had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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