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Spearfish, SD vs Crescent City, CA

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- Crescent City spends 24.3% more per student than Spearfish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.6% higher in Crescent City than in Spearfish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crescent City had 30.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spearfish
 Spearfish, SDCrescent City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,949$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,435  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock66.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Spearfish    4 Reviews

I've been in the black Hills since 1994 and,recently moved to the east side of the state, Sioux Falls to be exact. Spearfish, is a very nice & beautiful community but,  More

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Over 18 years ago

The weather is perfect for outdoor  More

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Over 18 years ago

Spearfish is beautiful but there is very little job opportunity. As a result those people who want to advance in their career should avoid Spearfish. On the other hand  More

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Reviews for Crescent City    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Weather sucks, people here are rude, politicians government workers corrupt, drug infested town, high crime, no good housing unless you want to live in drug infested  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here 10 years and the first few years were rough getting used to the humidity and rain but over time I've grown to embrace everything about this town the  More

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Beautiful scenery and good hiking and camping. Swimmingly and rafting in rivers is fun. Trees of mystery is pretty fun too. However the town is pretty seedy and  More

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