2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- Porterville spends 41.9% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.5% higher in Porterville than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Porterville had 26.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDPorterville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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