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Rapid City, SD vs Mission Viejo, CA

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Highlights
- Mission Viejo spends 47.8% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.3% higher in Mission Viejo than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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