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Overland Park, KS vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- Independence spends 2.4% more per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Independence than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Independence had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSIndependence, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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