2026 Compare Cities Education:
Salina, KS vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 41.0% less per student than Salina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in Rapid City than in Salina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salina
 Salina, KSRapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,165  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor352  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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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 5 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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