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Independence, OR vs Papillion, NE

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Highlights
- Papillion spends 8.3% more per student than Independence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Papillion than in Independence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Papillion had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Independence
 Independence, ORPapillion, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,776$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,248  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3914573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.39.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Independence    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

For a town of ~9k people the amenities are good; this is also helped by state college Western Oregon University in the neighboring city of Monmouth(all within a 3-mile  More

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Over 17 years ago

Independence is a small town with a friendly feel. Great place to live if you want to get away from the fast pace of a big city. After living here for eight years  More

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Reviews for Papillion    6 Reviews

Papillion is a small suburb of Omaha and has low crime, reasonable schools, small town feel (unless you go north into the craziness of Omaha) and is growing by leaps and  More

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I have lived in Papillion Nebraska for twenty years. I live in an older part of town that is annexed and cannot speak to what goes on in the SIDs. I am going to try to  More

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I don't like to be negative. I've lived here for 4 years. At the risk of sounding dramatic (because this city really is), it's possibly the worst place in the great  More

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