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Atchison, KS vs Union Star, MO

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Highlights
- Union Star spends 42.2% more per student than Atchison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Union Star than in Atchison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Union Star had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Atchison
 Atchison, KSUnion Star, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,746$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4414573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Atchison    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Great Place to live! Story-book!  More

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A wonderful example of a town forcefully driven without a purpose. Set up as a perfect sleeper suburb of Kansas City, they have sabotaged themselves with short-sighted  More

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