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Kansas City, KS vs Washington, DC

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- Washington spends 66.9% more per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Washington than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 14.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews
Guy · Kansas City, KS
Kansas City - Wyandotte Co.
Over 9 years ago

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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tifany · Ogden, UT
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Over 10 years ago

hello  More

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maria · Kansas City, MO
weather
Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews
JOHN · Arlington, VA
The worst
Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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P · Los Angeles, CA
It was time to leave.
Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Fritz · Alexandria, VA
Great town with it's challenges
Over 6 years ago

Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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