2024 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Norman, OK

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Highlights
- Norman spends 8.5% less per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Norman than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norman had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDNorman, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,333$9,452$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859$8,630$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,774$5,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1417.216.23
 Students per Librarian10444234573
 Students per Counselor407325530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%4.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%21.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%44.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%4.5%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 3 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Norman    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I was born here, raised here, and spent most of my formative years here, but plan to leave soon. The schools are good, the healthcare is okay, and there is very little  More

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I originally came to live in Langston, OK because I had lost my job in Sanford, Florida. I had lived in Florida all of my life (45 years) until coming to Oklahoma. I was  More

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Over 11 years ago

When I came to college in Norman in 1967, after a childhood spent on miliary bases, I saw the leafy neighborhoods and the truly beautiful OU campus and I thought it was  More

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