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Keokuk, IA vs Olathe, KS

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Highlights
- Olathe spends 9.2% more per student than Keokuk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Olathe than in Keokuk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olathe had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Keokuk

Education
 Keokuk, IAOlathe, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,741$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,242$11,650$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,363$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5713.4116.23
 Students per Librarian9234994573
 Students per Counselor494409530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.8%94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.7%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%50.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.6%14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Keokuk    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Keokuk just elected a new mayor, Tom Marion, who will help bring economic growth to the city. He and his wife have dedicated thier lives to this town and are making  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Not much to do 4. It's too  More

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this town used to be seemingly perfect and now its totally blue collar trashed. When i went back to keokuk i was shocked at how misstreated it  More

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Reviews for Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  More

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ZIPS IN KEOKUK, IOWA
52632
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66062 66061

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