2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburg, KS vs Overland Park, KS

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- Overland Park spends 7.4% more per student than Pittsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Overland Park than in Pittsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburg
 Pittsburg, KSOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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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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