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Liberal, KS vs Garden, KS

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Highlights
- Garden spends 11.6% less per student than Liberal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Garden than in Liberal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garden had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Liberal
 Liberal, KSGarden, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,038$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,019$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4784573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Liberal    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The people of the Liberal Kansas population in this this website and others is very wrong. The Hispanc population of Liberal is around 70%. I am one one them and proud  More

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Over 16 years ago

Im from Liberal Kansas, and Im an addopted Mexican. The population of Hispanics in Liberal is 70%, and the black and white population is about the same. Here the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good ethnic diversity compared to the rest of Kansas Cons: 1. Very poor  More

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Reviews for Garden    3 Reviews

I visited Garden City, KS for 3 weeks. As I write this, my glasses are broken, so I hope my touch typing is in shape and this is legible. I found Garden City to be a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Very poor school system 2. Not much to do 3. Bad weather (too  More

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low to mid range housing in compared to nation. Median home is 130,000 dollars. arid desert environment, temperatures average 70's . great golf courses, clean  More

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