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Rapid City, SD vs Sedona, AZ

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Highlights
- Sedona spends 4.5% less per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Sedona than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sedona had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City

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 Rapid City, SDSedona, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,333$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859$8,836$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,774$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1418.5416.23
 Students per Librarian104433674573
 Students per Counselor407869530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%18.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%6.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%3.3%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 Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 4 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
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86336

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