2025 Compare Cities Education:
Platte City, MO vs Blue Springs, MO

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Highlights
- Blue Springs spends 16.3% less per student than Platte City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Blue Springs than in Platte City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blue Springs had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Platte City
 Platte City, MOBlue Springs, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,246$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,847  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,352$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Platte City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Right on, thanks for sharing! I am visiting Platte city right now actually visiting my relatives! I'm having a really good time, except for one thing. My truck broke  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hello I am in the military and I have lived all over the world. Places I have lived in the United States have been, New York, NY, Honolulu, HI, Colorado Springs, CO, San  More

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Reviews for Blue Springs    6 Reviews

I moved from Long Beach, CA to Blue Springs, MO 2 1/2 years ago. I had lived in Long Beach for 10 years, and northern California the prior 18 years - I've never lived  More

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Blue Springs is a FABULOUS place to raise a family. Public Schools are unsurpassed and community involvement is great. The city itself is a "bedroom" community with a  More

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Blue Springs is a great place to raise a family. The schools are full of devoted, enthusiastic teachers and families that are involved in school and sporting  More

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