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Overland Park, KS vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 17.7% less per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.5% higher in Mesquite than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSMesquite, 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.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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