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

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Highlights
- Tustin spends 47.8% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.3% higher in Tustin than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tustin had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDTustin, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Tustin    8 Reviews

There's no excitement in Tustin. Totally sleepy hollow place. Good  More

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I grew up in Tustin. The major pro is it has a small town feel with access to many choices of shops and restaurants. Don't let these negative Nancys fool you the  More

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Over 17 years ago

This is a great area for road cycling. Many streets have bike lanes, there are off-road bike paths going down to the beach, and the weather is great most of the year.   More

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