2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kansas City, KS vs Crystal Lake, IL

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Highlights
- Crystal Lake spends 4.1% more per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Crystal Lake than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crystal Lake had 17.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSCrystal Lake, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,892$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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