2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Evanston, WY

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Highlights
- Evanston spends 72.0% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% lower in Evanston than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Evanston had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDEvanston, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,773$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,172$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1574573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Evanston    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Massive ignorance. I was attracted to this town because it's small, easy to get around and there's a Walmart, grocery store, post office, library, mechanic and a bad  More

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I felt like I didn't belong here nor did I feel welcome here . The people in this town are rude and backstabbing . If you are from another state you are not welcome in  More

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I moved here in 2016. That was probably a mistake, which I hope to fix very soon. Positives: quiet place, no traffic issues, WY has no income tax. There are two  More

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