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Spearfish, SD vs Sedona, AZ

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- Sedona spends 12.0% less per student than Spearfish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.8% higher in Sedona than in Spearfish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sedona had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spearfish
 Spearfish, SDSedona, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,435  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33674573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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