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Rapid City, SD vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 2.2% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Scottsdale than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City

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 Rapid City, SDScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,333$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,774$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1418.2416.23
 Students per Librarian104423484573
 Students per Counselor407718530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%2.9%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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I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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