2025 Compare Cities Education:
Overland Park, KS vs Sacramento, CA

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- Sacramento spends 9.5% more per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.6% higher in Sacramento than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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