2024 Compare Cities Education:
Overland Park, KS vs Gainesville, FL

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 16.8% less per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.6% higher in Gainesville than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSGainesville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,913$11,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650$10,094$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,166$5,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4118.1916.23
 Students per Librarian4994044573
 Students per Counselor409501530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.1%14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%5.3%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 Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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