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Overland Park, KS vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 16.5% less per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Cary than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%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 Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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