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Arvada, CO vs Overland Park, KS

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Highlights
- Overland Park spends 4.5% more per student than Arvada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Overland Park than in Arvada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arvada
 Arvada, COOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Arvada    6 Reviews

We absolutely love it here. Schools are top notch and being close to the mountains is amazing.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I sorely miss the agricultural element that was a big part of Arvada, even up through the 1970s. The climate is beautiful, and Arvada used to have a large population of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Arvada, Colorado for seven years, I will say that it is a nice and safe city to live in. The educational system is very good, as is the crime rate. The  More

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Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

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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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