Index | Rapid City | South Dakota | National |
Average Test Scores | 45% | 48% | 48% |
Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
Total public schools | 25 | 340 | 79,221 |
Total private schools | 10 | 76 | 24,874 |
Total post-secondary schools | 5 | 25 | 7,963 |
Index | Rapid City | South Dakota | National |
Completed 8th grade | 88.1% | 89.1% | 84.3% |
Completed high school | 86.9% | 86.8% | 83.0% |
Completed some college | 65.2% | 60.4% | 59.4% |
Completed associate degree | 40.2% | 38.5% | 38.5% |
Completed bachelors | 30.5% | 27.5% | 30.3% |
Completed masters | 10.0% | 8.1% | 11.5% |
Completed professional degree | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 25 public schools, 10 private schools and 5 post-secondary schools in Rapid City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Rapid City, SD schools is 45%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Rapid City, SD, an average of 88.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.9% have completed high school.
City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
Summerset, SD | 2,607 | 57% | 17.7% |
Box Elder, SD | 9,937 | 54% | 11.7% |
Piedmont, SD | 1,188 | 47% | 2.1% |
Blackhawk, SD | 3,029 | 42% | 12.5% |
Rapid City, SD | 76,541 | 45% | 6.5% |
City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
Temple, TX | 76,590 | 42% | 13.2% |
Gastonia, NC | 76,635 | 36% | 25.3% |
Bellflower, CA | 76,339 | 40% | 17.4% |
Racine, WI | 76,893 | 19% | 60.7% |
Hammond, IN | 76,141 | 31% | 36.2% |
Rapid City, SD | 76,541 | 45% | 6.5% |