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Sioux Falls, SD vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 3.4% more per student than Sioux Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% higher in Parker than in Sioux Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux Falls
 Sioux Falls, SDParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,276  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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