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Boulder, CO vs Overland Park, KS

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- Overland Park spends 13.9% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Overland Park than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   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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