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Shawnee, OK vs Overland Park, KS

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- Overland Park spends 36.1% more per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Overland Park than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee
 Shawnee, OKOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Shawnee    7 Reviews

I have lived in Shawnee for almost 4 years. It is a poor town. Yes, it has a Christian University (OBU) but the college does not influence the town much. St Gregory's  More

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I think this might have been ok, but I needed a different approach. I could have rented a place here - had some very open landlords that had some decent, affordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Shawnee for 23 years now and my family has been here since statehood in 1907. I find that Shawnee is a delightful town to live in! It has all of your basic  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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