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Salina, KS vs Colby, KS

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Highlights
- Colby spends 22.4% less per student than Salina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Colby than in Salina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colby had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salina
 Salina, KSColby, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,591$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,165  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3214573
 Students per Counselor352  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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Reviews for Colby    2 Reviews

There is nothing to do here but go bowling. They just built a swim park which is great for the kids in the summer. It's a very very quiet and safe town, but if you  More

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Over 19 years ago

My father in law loved traveling. At the time of his death, he had seen most of the world. I once asked him why, when he could have chosen anywhere in the world to live,  More

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