2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lansing, KS vs Merriam, KS

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Highlights
- Merriam spends 9.1% less per student than Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Merriam than in Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merriam had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lansing
 Lansing, KSMerriam, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor386  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lansing    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Knowing that we were moving here for only a year, due to work requirements, helped prioritize our focus. My wife and I were concerned about providing a supportive school  More

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Reviews for Merriam    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

n my opinion "Dan Leaps" pesonal agenda to promote (at best) a dead style of music is a direct reflecton of his failure in the music business. Creating a political  More

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