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Leawood, KS vs Grand Junction, CO

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- Grand Junction spends 8.8% more per student than Leawood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% higher in Grand Junction than in Leawood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leawood
 Leawood, KSGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Leawood    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We've lived here for 25 years. There aren't many places like it in the US. Many wonderful neighborhoods. Friendly people. Reasonable cost of living. Great weather (  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like how there is a variety of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I'm sorry to differ with you, but I have lived in Leawood for almost 7 years and have been miserable nearly every day. It's either 100 degrees or 10 below...not much in  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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