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Vermillion, SD vs Salina, KS

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- Salina spends 73.0% more per student than Vermillion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Salina than in Vermillion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salina had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vermillion
 Vermillion, SDSalina, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Vermillion    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Not a bad place except for all the liberal cry babies here , they are actually more socialists than anything . The liberals here have big mouths when people are around  More

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Over 5 years ago

I attended USD and returned several years later, recognizing the quality of life Vermillion offers. It is a great example of what the best of small town living can be in  More

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The Good: The citizens of Vermillion boast one of the most liberal voting records in the state of SD. Vermillion has a reasonably educated population and is home to the  More

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Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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