2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kirkwood, MO vs Lafayette, CO

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 15.8% more per student than Kirkwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Lafayette than in Kirkwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkwood
 Kirkwood, MOLafayette, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Lafayette    2 Reviews

The City of Lafayette is trying to be attractive and desirable, so that's something. Being on the outskirts of Boulder and metro Denver has the benefits of quick access  More

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can't say enough good things about Lafayette - it is next to Louisville CO which has been voted the best place to live by Money Magazine.   More

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