2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sioux Falls, SD vs New Bedford, MA

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Highlights
- New Bedford spends 65.4% more per student than Sioux Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in New Bedford than in Sioux Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bedford had 18.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux Falls
 Sioux Falls, SDNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,276  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 4 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 New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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