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Overland Park, KS vs Las Cruces, NM

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- Las Cruces spends 11.5% less per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Las Cruces than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Cruces had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,307$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,484$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19124573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 2 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 4 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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