2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kansas City, KS vs Rutherford, NJ

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Highlights
- Rutherford spends 37.2% more per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in Rutherford than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rutherford had 18.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSRutherford, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%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

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Rutherford    1 Reviews

not sure why Rutherford is able to continue to show low student to teacher ratios but there is 24-25 kids in a class for the last three years and my kids is in 3rd  More

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