2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Oro Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Oro Valley spends 4.1% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Oro Valley than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%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 4 years ago

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

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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