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North Kansas City, MO vs Spokane, WA

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- Spokane spends 26.0% more per student than North Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Spokane than in North Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Kansas City
 North Kansas City, MOSpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,314  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for North Kansas City    1 Reviews

Located just north of downtown Kansas City, several bus routes to downtown pass through North Kansas City, usually less than a couple blocks away from anywhere in the  More

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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