2025 Compare Cities Education:
Overland Park, KS vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 51.7% more per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.9% higher in San Rafael than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%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.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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