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Leawood, KS vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls spends 11.7% less per student than Leawood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in Sioux Falls than in Leawood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leawood
 Leawood, KSSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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