2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kansas City, KS vs Gardena, CA

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Highlights
- Gardena spends 3.9% less per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.7% higher in Gardena than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gardena had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSGardena, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Gardena    6 Reviews

As an alumni of Maria Regina, I am extremely proud that I had the wonderful opportunity to send my children here. The quality of the Christian-Catholic education they  More

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1. Crime. Gardena is a relatively low income city and attracts a lot neighboring losers. You have to watch your surroundings at all times. One woman was severely  More

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My husband has a job opportunity in Gardena. We're considering leaving Seattle for the first time in our lives and moving to LA. We love our home and neighborhood, but  More

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