2025 Compare Cities Education:
Overland Park, KS vs Suffolk, VA

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Highlights
- Suffolk spends 11.9% less per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Suffolk than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Suffolk had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSSuffolk, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,253$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,268$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5404573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Suffolk    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Don't move  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like living in Suffolk because of the smaller town feel yet having the conveniences of the larger city. We have been happy in Northern Suffolk. The schools don't seem  More

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Over 16 years ago

Suffolk is a bit difficult to describe because it is geographically the largest city in Virginia. Downtown has been slightly revitalized but I have no reason to go there  More

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