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Puyallup, WA vs Overland Park, KS

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- Overland Park spends 24.2% less per student than Puyallup.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.2% lower in Overland Park than in Puyallup. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Puyallup
 Puyallup, WAOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor441  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.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  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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