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Salina, KS vs Liberal, KS

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Highlights
- Liberal spends 15.8% less per student than Salina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Liberal than in Salina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Liberal had 25.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salina
 Salina, KSLiberal, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,743$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,165  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,220$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2284573
 Students per Counselor352  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock18.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 11 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 Liberal    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The people of the Liberal Kansas population in this this website and others is very wrong. The Hispanc population of Liberal is around 70%. I am one one them and proud  More

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Over 17 years ago

Im from Liberal Kansas, and Im an addopted Mexican. The population of Hispanics in Liberal is 70%, and the black and white population is about the same. Here the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good ethnic diversity compared to the rest of Kansas Cons: 1. Very poor  More

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