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Leawood, KS vs Los Altos, CA

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- Los Altos spends 32.3% more per student than Leawood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.0% higher in Los Altos than in Leawood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leawood
 Leawood, KSLos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%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 Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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