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Overland Park, KS vs Apple Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Apple Valley spends 5.5% more per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.6% higher in Apple Valley than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apple Valley had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSApple Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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