2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shawnee, KS vs Mitchell, SD

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Highlights
- Mitchell spends 25.6% less per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Mitchell than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mitchell had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee
 Shawnee, KSMitchell, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock50634573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Mitchell    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I attempted to come to this area based on a report seen on a local news report that I saw. I could relate to what the person was saying about the area they came from  More

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