2025 Compare Cities Education:
Spearfish, SD vs Newell, SD

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Highlights
- Newell spends 7.0% less per student than Spearfish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Newell than in Spearfish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newell had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spearfish
 Spearfish, SDNewell, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,435$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,435  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,666$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8104573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Newell    1 Reviews

We recently spent some time in South Dakota and enjoyed it very much. We crossed paths with really nice people in Rapid City and Spearfish. Newell had some nice people  More

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