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Cranston, RI vs Overland Park, KS

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Highlights
- Overland Park spends 25.2% less per student than Cranston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Overland Park than in Cranston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cranston
 Cranston, RIOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cranston    6 Reviews

Cranston is a fine place to live with a great range of home prices and rents. Good schools, culture, recreation, and located close enough and far away enough from  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life and i have something to say its one of the safest and relaxing place to live. we have one of the best education system in New  More

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Over 18 years ago

Public Transportation is scary here. The state is built for people that only own cars. There are so many places that don't have a bus line to get to. Limiting people  More

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Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

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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