2025 Compare Cities Education:
Falls Church, VA vs Overland Park, KS

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Highlights
- Overland Park spends 31.0% less per student than Falls Church.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Overland Park than in Falls Church. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Falls Church
 Falls Church, VAOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Falls Church    10 Reviews

I grew up in Falls Church and lived there most of my 50 something years. It has gone from a mostly working class town to a upper-income crowded city. He powers that be  More

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Over 14 years ago

The (small) size and high quality of the Falls Church City public school system makes it ideal for families who juggle overseas assignments with stateside living in the  More

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I've lived in 3 different states and 30 different locations, and this by FAR the WORST air I've ever had to deal with!!! It's such a beautiful town, but don't be  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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