2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shawnee, KS vs Erie, CO

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Highlights
- Erie spends 7.5% less per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.6% higher in Erie than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Erie had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee
 Shawnee, KSErie, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,749$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7364573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Shawnee    3 Reviews

Shawnee, KS is a great place to raise a family -- great schools, lots of ball parks and gyms,lots of great families. Great accessibility to highways, can get to  More

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Over 19 years ago

Good schools, lots of ammenities, shopping, but a bit expensive on the area  More

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Over 19 years ago

Don't overlook Shawnee. Homes are a relative bargain compared to Leawood and Overland Park. Really nice homes for a fraction of the East Coast or West Coast prices.  More

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Reviews for Erie    2 Reviews

Almost impossible to open a brick and mortar business here unless you're a lawyer, financial consultant, a restaurant or a dentist. Start jumping through hoops. Get  More

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Over 17 years ago

Erie has an aggressive expansion plan in place. The initial phase of this plan was to build a well-appointed library and community center, which were completed and  More

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