2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Mount Prospect, IL

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Highlights
- Mount Prospect spends 112.0% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Mount Prospect than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Prospect had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDMount Prospect, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Mount Prospect    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

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Over 14 years ago

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

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Over 16 years ago

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

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