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Wheaton, IL vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls spends 44.2% less per student than Wheaton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% higher in Sioux Falls than in Wheaton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheaton
 Wheaton, ILSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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