2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Wilmer, TX

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Highlights
- Wilmer spends 27.5% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Wilmer than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmer had 26.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDWilmer, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.5%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 Wilmer    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Wilmer for five years. Currently there is nothing here, no schools, no grocery stores, just highway robbery convenient stores. Oh there is a Dollar  More

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Over 19 years ago

we call this a city but it's not. there no school,only two stores dollar general and family dollar three gas station a railroad station that keep you block in half the  More

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