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Rapid City, SD vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 125.5% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Pittsburgh than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City

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 Rapid City, SDPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,333$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,774$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1413.1616.23
 Students per Librarian10445424573
 Students per Counselor407327530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%3.9%1.5%

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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 Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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