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Watertown, SD vs Lake Preston, SD

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- Lake Preston spends 38.8% more per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Lake Preston than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Preston had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, SDLake Preston, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,515$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,515$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10704573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews
Douglas · Watertown, SD
Very Nice Small Town - lousy drivers
Over 7 years ago

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Del · Watertown, SD
Life for hunters and fishing
Over 12 years ago

Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Josh · North Branch, MN
A Generally good place to live
Over 16 years ago

Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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