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Shawnee, KS vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 24.1% less per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.0% higher in Phoenix than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 13.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee

Education
 Shawnee, KSPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,913$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,166$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4118.2416.23
 Students per Librarian49923484573
 Students per Counselor409718530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%30.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.3%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Shawnee    3 Reviews

Shawnee, KS is a great place to raise a family -- great schools, lots of ball parks and gyms,lots of great families. Great accessibility to highways, can get to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Good schools, lots of ammenities, shopping, but a bit expensive on the area  More

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Over 18 years ago

Don't overlook Shawnee. Homes are a relative bargain compared to Leawood and Overland Park. Really nice homes for a fraction of the East Coast or West Coast prices.  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    448 Reviews

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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ZIPS IN SHAWNEE, KANSAS
66216 66203 66226 66218 66217
ZIPS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total

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