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Sioux Falls, SD vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 49.5% more per student than Sioux Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% higher in Tacoma than in Sioux Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux Falls
 Sioux Falls, SDTacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,276  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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