2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kansas City, KS vs Laurel, MS

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Highlights
- Laurel spends 50.6% less per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Laurel than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laurel had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSLaurel, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,969$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,211$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6344573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LAUREL, MS! Just from seeing everything that I've seen on the HGTV show "HOME TOWN", which is my favorite show to watch, I love the little "Mayberry  More

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Over 13 years ago

Dead  More

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