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Overland Park, KS vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Rapids spends 15.5% more per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% higher in Cedar Rapids than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Rapids had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4424573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

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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 Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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