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Rapid City, SD vs Watertown, NY

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 109.3% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Watertown than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City

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 Rapid City, SDWatertown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,333$21,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859$19,280$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,774$11,905$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1412.5516.23
 Students per Librarian10444004573
 Students per Counselor407277530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%7.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%20.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%24.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%0.5%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 Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 16 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
ZIPS IN WATERTOWN, NEW YORK
13601

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