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Platte City, MO vs Raytown, MO

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Highlights
- Raytown spends 16.3% less per student than Platte City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Raytown than in Platte City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raytown had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Platte City
 Platte City, MORaytown, 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.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Raytown    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We have lived in this area for the past 20 years. While it is a quiet little suburb of Kansas City, I feel like the area is not growing the way it should. The city  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live on the edge of Raytown, our granddaughter attends a Raytown School. We love the town, we love the schools. We have run our business from here for many  More

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