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Kearney, MO vs Carthage, MO

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Highlights
- Carthage spends 27.2% less per student than Kearney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Carthage than in Kearney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carthage had 26.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kearney
 Kearney, MOCarthage, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,314  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Kearney    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Beautiful small town-amazing schools, 30 minutes from Downtown Kansas City, major sports-baseball and football, 30 minutes from Airport, access to interstate-minutes  More

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Reviews for Carthage    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Last year my wife and I moved to Carthage from the Pacific Northwest. Even before we purchased our home, the people of Carthage welcomed us in the spirit of  More

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