2025 Compare Cities Education:
Overland Park, KS vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 21.4% less per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.9% higher in Salt Lake City than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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