2026 Compare Cities Education:
Yankton, SD vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 34.2% more per student than Yankton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in Dallas than in Yankton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yankton
 Yankton, SDDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,390  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Yankton    4 Reviews

Ive lived hered here over 30 years. Its gone down in many ways. Mall is no longer a mall. We have a sign up on it after huge renovations, still open yankton village. Too  More

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My family and I have been here since November of 2020. Covid-19 has really made everything challenging, but so far we love the town. The recreation here is 5 stars. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

The quality of life in Yankton is fantastic, it has been a wonderful place to live and raise my  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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