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Leawood, KS vs Kansas City, KS

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Highlights
- Kansas City spends 30.4% more per student than Leawood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Kansas City than in Leawood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kansas City had 19.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leawood

Education
 Leawood, KSKansas City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,913$18,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650$12,597$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,166$6,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4113.8616.23
 Students per Librarian4996824573
 Students per Counselor409383530
 Grade School Educ.0.5%9.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%9.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.2%80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%21.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.5%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%18.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.5%4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Leawood    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We've lived here for 25 years. There aren't many places like it in the US. Many wonderful neighborhoods. Friendly people. Reasonable cost of living. Great weather (  More

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Over 8 years ago

I like how there is a variety of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I'm sorry to differ with you, but I have lived in Leawood for almost 7 years and have been miserable nearly every day. It's either 100 degrees or 10 below...not much in  More

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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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ZIPS IN LEAWOOD, KANSAS
66209 66224 66206 66211
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