2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kansas City, KS vs Raytown, MO

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Highlights
- Raytown spends 21.5% less per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Raytown than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raytown had 14.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSRaytown, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Raytown    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We have lived in this area for the past 20 years. While it is a quiet little suburb of Kansas City, I feel like the area is not growing the way it should. The city  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live on the edge of Raytown, our granddaughter attends a Raytown School. We love the town, we love the schools. We have run our business from here for many  More

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