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Lawson, MO vs Raytown, MO

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Highlights
- Raytown spends 25.3% more per student than Lawson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Raytown than in Lawson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raytown had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawson
 Lawson, MORaytown, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,470  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Raytown    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We have lived in this area for the past 20 years. While it is a quiet little suburb of Kansas City, I feel like the area is not growing the way it should. The city  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live on the edge of Raytown, our granddaughter attends a Raytown School. We love the town, we love the schools. We have run our business from here for many  More

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