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Overland Park, KS vs Lexington, SC

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- Lexington spends 15.3% more per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Lexington than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSLexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4454573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%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.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Lexington    6 Reviews

Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 13 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 15 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  More

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