Editing Rapid City, South Dakota (section)

==Education==
Rapid City institutions of higher education include the [[South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]], [[Oglala Lakota College]]'s He Sapa College Center, [[Black Hills State University]] - Rapid City University Center (includes classes and degrees through five other South Dakota post-secondary Institutions), [[National American University]], [[Western Dakota Technical Institute]], Black Hills Beauty College, [[John Witherspoon College]], and several small sectarian preacher training schools.

[[Black Hills State University]] is located in nearby [[Spearfish, South Dakota|Spearfish]] and offers several classes in Rapid City. A South Dakota State University nurse training program is based in Rapid City.

In 2013, 26.6% of Rapid City residents 25 or older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref>{{cite web|title=Educational Attainment|url=http://southdakotadashboard.org/workforce/educational-attainment#0-6734-g|publisher=South Dakota Dashboard|access-date=November 14, 2014|archive-date=November 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128183448/http://southdakotadashboard.org/workforce/educational-attainment#0-6734-g|url-status=dead}}</ref> This is on par with the average [[educational attainment in the United States]]. The highest rates of educational attainment in South Dakota can be found in metropolitan areas of Rapid City and Sioux Falls.

All of the city area, except for the airport territory, is within the [[Rapid City Area Schools]] [[school district]].<ref name=USCensusBureauSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st46_sd/schooldistrict_maps/c46103_pennington/DC20SD_C46103.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pennington County, SD|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=September 27, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st46_sd/schooldistrict_maps/c46103_pennington/DC20SD_C46103_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> There are three high schools within the district: [[Rapid City Central High School]]; [[Stevens High School (South Dakota)|Stevens High School]]; and [[Rapid City High School]], which also houses the Performing Arts Center. The middle schools include East, North, South, Southwest, and West. There are 16 elementary schools within the district. These are Black Hawk, Canyon Lake, Corral Drive, General Beadle, Grandview, Horace Mann, Kibben Kuster, Knollwood Heights, Meadowbrook, Pinedale, Rapid Valley, Robbinsdale, South Canyon, South Park, Valley View, and Woodrow Wilson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcas.org/index.aspx|title=Rapid City Area Schools|publisher=Rapid City Area Schools|access-date=April 25, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071222224413/http://www.rcas.org/index.aspx <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=December 22, 2007}}</ref> The area containing the airport is in the [[Douglas School District 51-1]].<!--Businesses there would pay taxes to that district--><ref name=USCensusBureauSDMap2020/>

There are also various private schools in Rapid City. The city has four Christian high schools: [[St. Thomas More High School (South Dakota)|Saint Thomas More]], [[Rapid City Christian High School]], Liberty Baptist Academy, and Open Bible Christian School. Rapid City also has various private grade schools, including St. Paul's Lutheran School of the [[WELS]].<ref>{{cite web|title=St. Paul's Lutheran School & Preschool|url=http://www.stpaulsknights.org/default.asp?sec_id=1981}}</ref>