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Kansas City, MO vs Hesperia, CA

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Highlights
- Hesperia spends 3.0% more per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.3% higher in Hesperia than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hesperia had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, MOHesperia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,022  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Kansas City    83 Reviews

I was born and raised in the Kansas City area and have moved and come back twice. Kansas City has a lot to do, prices are very reasonable, and how can you beat having a  More

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KC has seriously grown over the last 20 years, specifically the downtown area. The city as a whole has become a more inviting place for younger generations as well with  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Kansas City my entire life. I've also lived in other states. Yes, there are bad guys/gals that live here. Can you name a big city that is  More

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Reviews for Hesperia    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here on and off, most of my life. Grew up up in Hesperia, left for college and now am raising my kids here to be close to family. While the weather is nice  More

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Over 9 years ago

I love Hesperia is very peaceful I move to Hesperia because I was tired of the city traffic, noise and just the running around and having no time for anything. If you  More

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I've lived in Hesperia for 1 year and moved from Riverside (down the hill). Big mistake. Since then, I've needed emergency services at the hospital. My health  More

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