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Parker, CO vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Topeka spends 7.3% more per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.4% lower in Topeka than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Topeka had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker
 Parker, COTopeka, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,274$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4414573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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