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Kansas City, KS vs Torrington, CT

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- Torrington spends 44.5% more per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Torrington than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Torrington had 11.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSTorrington, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,331$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3864573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%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

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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