2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sioux Falls, SD vs Washington, DC

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- Washington spends 146.6% more per student than Sioux Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Washington than in Sioux Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux Falls
 Sioux Falls, SDWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,276  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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