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Somerset, KY vs Brookings, SD

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Highlights
- Brookings spends 21.9% more per student than Somerset.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Brookings than in Somerset. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookings had 22.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Somerset
 Somerset, KYBrookings, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,747$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,203$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24694573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 17 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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Reviews for Brookings    5 Reviews

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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