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Sioux Falls, SD vs Palestine, TX

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- Palestine spends 2.1% more per student than Sioux Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% lower in Palestine than in Sioux Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palestine had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux Falls
 Sioux Falls, SDPalestine, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,276  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16874573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 16 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  More

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