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Smithsburg, MD vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 35.8% less per student than Smithsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Rapid City than in Smithsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithsburg
 Smithsburg, MDRapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Smithsburg    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have owned a house in Smithsburg for 7 years and it is a great small town. It is about 75 minutes away from DC, Baltimore. It is very quiet and most people are  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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