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Cedar Rapids, IA vs Overland Park, KS

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Highlights
- Overland Park spends 13.4% less per student than Cedar Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in Overland Park than in Cedar Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Rapids

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 Cedar Rapids, IAOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,072$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730$11,650$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,206$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.713.4116.23
 Students per Librarian4424994573
 Students per Counselor365409530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%61.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 3 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  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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ZIPS IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
52402 52404 52405 52403 52411 52401
ZIPS IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
66212 66213 66223 66204 66210 66221 66207 66214 66085

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