2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 45.0% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Lexington than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDLexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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