2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kirkland, WA vs Paducah, KY

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Highlights
- Paducah spends 30.3% less per student than Kirkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Paducah than in Kirkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paducah had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkland
 Kirkland, WAPaducah, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,308$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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