2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kansas City, KS vs East Chicago, IN

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Highlights
- East Chicago spends 28.0% less per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% higher in East Chicago than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Chicago had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSEast Chicago, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 East Chicago    2 Reviews

Do not move to East Chicado Indiana. No jobs high crimes and many Chicagoans out here now. I would'nt say that's a bad thing because the kids that are born and raise in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I was born and raise in East Chicago, In. and over the years I have seen vast decay of a once very vibrant and beautiful city...crime is out of control...the politics  More

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