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Valley City, ND vs Spearfish, SD

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- Spearfish spends 21.8% less per student than Valley City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Spearfish than in Valley City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spearfish had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Valley City
 Valley City, NDSpearfish, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,010  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10324573
 Students per Counselor166  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Valley City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We lived in Valley City for more than 2 years and found it to be a nice place. The only exception is the presence of a small but vocal anti-government group in the  More

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We have bitter cold winters here! Last winter when it finally got up to -12 degrees everybody was sitting out in the sun in short sleeves on their  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have only lived in Valley City, ND for 5 months so I have only seen the fall, which was very pretty, and the winter, which is very cold. It surprised me how much snow  More

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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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