2025 Compare Cities Education:
Great Bend, KS vs Lebanon, MO

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Highlights
- Lebanon spends 25.7% less per student than Great Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Lebanon than in Great Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lebanon had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Bend
 Great Bend, KSLebanon, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,943$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,459$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18054573
 Students per Counselor693  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  More

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Reviews for Lebanon    11 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

It is odd that the disgruntled posters here do not reveal THEIR stellar hometowns for everyone else to scrutinize. Every town, city and state has it's unique problems.   More

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I'm a Lebanon native. Our town used to be much safer and enjoyable place to live, before people from other cities and states flocked in here for the cheaper cost of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Come on! There are plenty of cops both city and county, they are just bullies. It is a daily occurance to taz people whom are not criminals. I think they get their daily  More

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