2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Santa Paula, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Paula spends 37.9% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.7% higher in Santa Paula than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Paula had 32.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDSanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock64.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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