2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 91.0% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Gaithersburg than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%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.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%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 Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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