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Kirkwood, MO vs Mendota, IL

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Highlights
- Mendota spends 40.5% more per student than Kirkwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Mendota than in Kirkwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mendota had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkwood
 Kirkwood, MOMendota, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,606$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,957$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Mendota    4 Reviews

I've lived in Mendota my entire life and am very thankful for the small town that it is. The community comes together to help each other out whenever there is a need.  More

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I've lived in Chicago and have recently moved out to Mendota. The train makes it very convenient to get into the city when necessary, and an easy way for friends to  More

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