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Belton, MO vs Pittsburg, KS

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Highlights
- Pittsburg spends 11.0% more per student than Belton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Pittsburg than in Belton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburg had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Belton
 Belton, MOPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,957$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3374573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Belton    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Belton is a great place to call home and raise children. The schools are A+ and crime is low. It does get very cold in the winter and hot in the summer. I had lived in  More

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Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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