2024 Compare Cities Education:
Kentucky, KS vs Washington, DC

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Highlights
- Washington spends 113.2% more per student than Kentucky.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% lower in Washington than in Kentucky. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kentucky
 Kentucky, KSWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,204$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,199$23,069$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,612$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.611.6516.23
 Students per Librarian2887964573
 Students per Counselor291445530
 Grade School Educ.0.5%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.9%92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%12.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%61.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.8%21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%9.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%4.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 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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Over 4 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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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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