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Overland Park, KS vs Lawrence, KS

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Highlights
- Lawrence spends 4.5% less per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% higher in Lawrence than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park

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 Overland Park, KSLawrence, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,913$13,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650$11,316$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,166$6,995$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4113.7716.23
 Students per Librarian4993974573
 Students per Counselor409539530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%17.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%55.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.1%17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%5.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

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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Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 12 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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66212 66213 66223 66204 66210 66221 66207 66214 66085
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66049 66044 66047 66046 66045

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