Colleges in Spearfish South Dakota

County: Lawrence

Elevation: 3643 feet

Land Area: 6.11 square miles

Population Density: 1639 people per square mile

Population: 10,010

Population change since 2000: 16.30%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (94.4%), American Indian (3.1%), Hispanic (1.7%), Two or more races (1.3%)

Ancestries (City): German (34.9%), Norwegian (13.6%), Irish (12.5%), English (12.0%), French (4.5%), Dutch (2.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (42.1 miles , pop. 59,607)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (324.5 miles , pop. 259,628)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (834.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: North Spearfish, SD (1.4 miles ), Central City, SD (3.1 miles) , Deadwood, SD (3.1 miles ), Lead, SD (3.2 miles ), Whitewood, SD (3.3 miles ), Belle Fourche, SD (3.5 miles ), Fruitdale, SD (3.8 miles) , Sturgis, SD (4.2 miles )

Spearfish Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Number of rooms per house below state average.

Number of college students above state average.

High school or higher: 86.90%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.70%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.80%

Colleges/Universities in Spearfish:

BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 3,190, Location: 1200 UNIVERSITY ST, Public, Website: www.bhsu.edu, Offers Master's degree

STAR AVIATION

Location: RR 2 BOX 396A BLACK HILLS AIRPORT, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Spearfish:

SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY

about 43 miles, RAPID CITY, SD, Full-time enrollment: 2,002

CHADRON STATE COLLEGE

about 124 miles, CHADRON, NE, FT enrollment: 2,144

CASPER COLLEGE

about 165 miles, CASPER, WY, FT enrollment: 2,564

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

about 216 miles, LARAMIE, WY, FT enrollment: 9,665

UNIVERSITY OF MARY

about 218 miles, BISMARCK, ND, FT enrollment: 2,203

BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE

about 221 miles, BISMARCK, ND, FT enrollment: 2,205

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS

about 237 miles, BILLINGS, MT, FT enrollment: 3,105