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Sioux Falls, SD vs Little Elm, TX

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- Little Elm spends 30.9% more per student than Sioux Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Little Elm than in Sioux Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Elm had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux Falls
 Sioux Falls, SDLittle Elm, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,276  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 5 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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Reviews for Little Elm    2 Reviews

Being a resident of Little Elm and also a New Home Sales Consultant with a Texas Based Builder, I also sell homes in the city of Little Elm. I can honestly admit that  More

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Little Elm is a suburb town about an hour north of Dallas. The main atmosphere in the town is very suburban and people are friendly. Cost of living is somewhat low  More

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