2025 Compare Cities Education:
Overland Park, KS vs Pittsburgh, PA

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- Pittsburgh spends 67.5% more per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Pittsburgh than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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