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Andover, KS vs Great Bend, KS

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Highlights
- Great Bend spends 13.8% more per student than Andover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.5% lower in Great Bend than in Andover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Bend had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Andover
 Andover, KSGreat Bend, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,734$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,488$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4474573
 Students per Counselor475  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Andover    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Andover offers the best of both worlds, small enough to be a great place to raise a family, awesome schools, great people, and yet close enough to Wichita to enjoy great  More

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Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  More

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