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Media, PA vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Topeka spends 38.9% less per student than Media.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Topeka than in Media. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Topeka had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Media
 Media, PATopeka, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,274$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4414573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

Loretta Lynn says that in  More

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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 8 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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