2026 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Rockwall, TX

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Highlights
- Rockwall spends 34.5% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in Rockwall than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockwall had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDRockwall, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,419$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8964573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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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I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Rockwall    8 Reviews

I've lived here for over 10 years now and it is not at all what it used to be. The traffic is horrible now, the lights take forever and are programmed to slow traffic  More

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Looking for a beautiful, family friendly, low crime, affluent COMMUNITY? Look no further. From the Harbor on beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard to the farmer’s market to the  More

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After reading the information on Rockwall, I think it deserves some persepctive. Rockwall and its outlying areas is very habitable for moderate income families who do  More

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