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Emporia, KS vs Hays, KS

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Highlights
- Hays spends 15.7% less per student than Emporia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in Hays than in Emporia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hays had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Emporia
 Emporia, KSHays, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,102  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,109$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4824573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Emporia    3 Reviews

I hated Emporia when we first moved here 7 years ago, but have since grown to love it. At first I thought there was nothing to do, but the community has a lot to offer  More

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Over 17 years ago

In emporia there is serval very good churches to pick from so u can find a good church home  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Bad weather 2. Poor school system 3. High unemployment 4. Not  More

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Reviews for Hays    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good school system 5. A good place to live and raise a family Cons: 1.  More

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