2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburg, KS vs St. Charles, MO

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Highlights
- St. Charles spends 13.5% more per student than Pittsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in St. Charles than in Pittsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Charles had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburg
 Pittsburg, KSSt. Charles, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,704$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,857$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 St. Charles    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I grew up here and I loved everything about the county. There are thousands of little trails all over the place, so when I was a child we would always go running around  More

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Over 10 years ago

It is way too hot & humid here in the summer. Winters are great, except for a lack of  More

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Good growth, decent economics, below average politics. School system above  More

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