2024 Compare Cities Education:
Overland Park, KS vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Fort Wayne spends 4.3% less per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% higher in Fort Wayne than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Wayne had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,913$13,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650$10,863$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,166$6,410$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4115.6516.23
 Students per Librarian4997004573
 Students per Counselor4093454530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%21.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%28.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.1%7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%0.8%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 Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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