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Olathe, KS vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 24.1% less per student than Olathe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.0% higher in Scottsdale than in Olathe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olathe
 Olathe, KSScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 7 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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