2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scottsbluff, NE vs Hot Springs, SD

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 11.8% less per student than Scottsbluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Hot Springs than in Scottsbluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsbluff
 Scottsbluff, NEHot Springs, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,762  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,107$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

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This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We are South Dakota natives and we moved to Hot Springs in 2023 after retiring. This move was predicated on a long-time knowledge of the city and many visits here going  More

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Over 11 years ago

Hot Springs, South Dakota has everything a retired person could want. I moved here (from Connecticut) ten years ago and I've never been happier. We have a beautiful  More

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This is a small town, suitable for those who like the Black Hills and want someplace quieter than Rapid City (and a little warmer -- it's located in a kind of climatic  More

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