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Leawood, KS vs Kent, WA

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Highlights
- Kent spends 44.2% more per student than Leawood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% higher in Kent than in Leawood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kent had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leawood
 Leawood, KSKent, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Kent    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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