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Leawood, KS vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Palmdale spends 25.3% more per student than Leawood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.0% higher in Palmdale than in Leawood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 23.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leawood
 Leawood, KSPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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