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Mechanicville, NY vs Topeka, KS

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- Topeka spends 40.0% less per student than Mechanicville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Topeka than in Mechanicville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Topeka had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicville
 Mechanicville, NYTopeka, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,880  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,274$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4414573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mechanicville    3 Reviews

It's the kind of place where people don't bother to lock their doors. I've lived here almost 20 years and the worst crime related problems I've had is an occasional  More

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Over 18 years ago

I'm 12, and I can tell you, there is nothing fun to do in Mechanicville. The recent addition of a candy store is drawing kids' attention  More

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I have grown up in Mcville as we refer to it as and we used to have game rooms, 4-H, trails to hike and pool halls!! What happen to our city, The teenagers hang out at  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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