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Dayton, OH vs Overland Park, KS

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Highlights
- Overland Park spends 15.3% less per student than Dayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Overland Park than in Dayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dayton

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 Dayton, OHOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,432$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613$11,650$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,075$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4513.4116.23
 Students per Librarian10254994573
 Students per Counselor446409530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.0%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%61.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Dayton    32 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in Dayton Ohio for over 7 years. I live in a historic district within a short walk to Oregon district and down town. The summer concert series at Levitt  More

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Over 6 years ago

Spent years assigned at WPAFB (in Mar 90 - Aug 95') and lived in Oakwood for 5 years. We loved it and have nothing negative to say. Locals were friendly and interested  More

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I spent four and a half miserable years here. Essentially, your only employment opportunities are in healthcare or at the base. I worked at the base; they were  More

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Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

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Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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ZIPS IN DAYTON, OHIO
45417, 45420, 45406, 45405, 45410, 45409, 45403, 45404, 45402, 45428, 10 total
ZIPS IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
66212 66213 66223 66204 66210 66221 66207 66214 66085

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