2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wheaton, IL vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 53.1% less per student than Wheaton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Rapid City than in Wheaton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheaton
 Wheaton, ILRapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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