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Salt Lake City, UT vs Watertown, SD

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- Watertown spends 4.3% less per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.3% lower in Watertown than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTWatertown, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,681$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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