2025 Compare Cities Education:
El Dorado, KS vs Kansas City, KS

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Highlights
- Kansas City spends 40.2% more per student than El Dorado.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% lower in Kansas City than in El Dorado. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kansas City had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado
 El Dorado, KSKansas City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6824573
 Students per Counselor475  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in El Dorado most of my life. I have spent time in the military and living in Montana, but mostly in Kansas. El Dorado was considered a distant suburb of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nice small town close to largest town in Kansas (Wichita). Has hospital, community college, state park and lake, good schools, and some retail. Not alot of jobs but many  More

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Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 10 years ago

hello  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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