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Clear Lake, IA vs Atchison, KS

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Highlights
- Atchison spends 6.5% less per student than Clear Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% lower in Atchison than in Clear Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atchison had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Clear Lake
 Clear Lake, IAAtchison, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,184$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,699  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,456$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6154573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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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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