2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kirkwood, MO vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 9.6% less per student than Kirkwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% higher in Charlotte than in Kirkwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkwood
 Kirkwood, MOCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkwood    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I love living in Kirkwood Missouri, I come from the Chicago area, however; having a doggy, I would like to see a dog park in the Kirkwood area. I walk my doggy on the  More

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Kirkwood, MO has all the features and feel of a small town including the central core business district with RR station, numerous restaurants, small shops, etc. As a  More

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Kirkwood is small town living at its best, even though it's located smack dab in the middle of metro St. Louis. The community is made up of statley historical homes on  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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