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Rapid City, SD vs Federal Way, WA

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Highlights
- Federal Way spends 94.2% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Federal Way than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Federal Way had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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