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Kansas City, MO vs Hillsboro, OR

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Highlights
- Hillsboro spends 39.7% more per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% higher in Hillsboro than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hillsboro had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, MOHillsboro, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,022  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%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.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%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 4 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 Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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