2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Maple Grove, MN

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Highlights
- Maple Grove spends 86.8% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Maple Grove than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maple Grove had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDMaple Grove, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Maple Grove    5 Reviews

I'm going to make my review very short I know it's going to sound a little long but I just love Brooklyn Park and I have to express my feelings about it. I grew up in  More

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Maple Grove is a great place to live and raise a family. We have been here since 2002 and have really enjoyed living here. Crime is low, schools are relatively good,  More

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Over 15 years ago

lived in Maple grove for 10 year. We rarely even need to lock our  More

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