2025 Compare Cities Education:
Winter Springs, FL vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City spends 4.2% more per student than Winter Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Rapid City than in Winter Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rapid City had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Winter Springs
 Winter Springs, FLRapid City, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,333$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,774$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10444573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Winter Springs    4 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

To look at Winter Springs you would think it was the All American, Ozzie and Harriet type community. The crime rate is low and the neighbors are friendly. Most of the  More

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I have lived in Winter Springs 3 times in the past 8 years and I have to agree with a couple of things and I will give you my feeling about the area. Nice schools, nice  More

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I agree that this is a nice, little city to live and raise kids in...if you're rich. However, if you're a teacher, you're not going to make enough money to buy a home in  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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