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Kearney, MO vs Leawood, KS

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Highlights
- Leawood spends 0.7% less per student than Kearney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Leawood than in Kearney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leawood had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kearney
 Kearney, MOLeawood, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,314  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Leawood    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We've lived here for 25 years. There aren't many places like it in the US. Many wonderful neighborhoods. Friendly people. Reasonable cost of living. Great weather (  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like how there is a variety of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I'm sorry to differ with you, but I have lived in Leawood for almost 7 years and have been miserable nearly every day. It's either 100 degrees or 10 below...not much in  More

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