2026 Compare Cities Education:
Sherman, TX vs Yankton, SD

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Highlights
- Yankton spends 41.7% less per student than Sherman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Yankton than in Sherman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yankton had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sherman
 Sherman, TXYankton, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,718  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,235$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33084573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sherman    4 Reviews

I'm a sub in the school system and boy is it an eye opener! A LOT MORE MONEY needs to be spent here. There are so many people with very little education, few good  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is very INACCURATE. You can NOT find a decent house for $79,000 in this area unless it is a mobile home/trailer. I looked for 6 months and could NOT find a house in  More

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Over 18 years ago

Sherman is one of the nicest cities in the U.S. First, the population and the business climate is exploding, with new hotels, a convention center and 7 new banks in the  More

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Reviews for Yankton    4 Reviews

Ive lived hered here over 30 years. Its gone down in many ways. Mall is no longer a mall. We have a sign up on it after huge renovations, still open yankton village. Too  More

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My family and I have been here since November of 2020. Covid-19 has really made everything challenging, but so far we love the town. The recreation here is 5 stars. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

The quality of life in Yankton is fantastic, it has been a wonderful place to live and raise my  More

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