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Kansas City, KS vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 20.1% less per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in Indianapolis than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City

Education
 Kansas City, KSIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,142$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,628$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8617.7116.23
 Students per Librarian6829314573
 Students per Counselor383613530
 Grade School Educ.9.7%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.3%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.8%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 9 years ago

hello  More

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Over 9 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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