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Rapid City, SD vs North Branch, MN

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Highlights
- North Branch spends 78.8% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in North Branch than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Branch had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDNorth Branch, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,472$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,096$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5774573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 North Branch    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I lived in South Dakota for most of my life then moved to North branch, I slowly realized that it is a growing city, population wise but the jobs seem to fade further  More

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