2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Lino Lakes, MN

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Highlights
- Lino Lakes spends 64.1% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in Lino Lakes than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lino Lakes had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDLino Lakes, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,956$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,558$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16154573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Lino Lakes    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lino Lakes is a great place to live from a cost stand point. You are close enough to Cities yet still much affordable than living closer to either downtown area of the  More

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