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Overland Park, KS vs Henderson, NV

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- Henderson spends 17.7% less per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.5% higher in Henderson than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Henderson had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSHenderson, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  More

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