2025 Compare Cities Education:
Simsbury, CT vs Pittsburg, KS

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Highlights
- Pittsburg spends 48.3% less per student than Simsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% higher in Pittsburg than in Simsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburg had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simsbury
 Simsbury, CTPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,957$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3374573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Simsbury for over 24 years, relocated here by choice because of the small town feel and quality of education. We made the right choice, cost of living is  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Simsbury for 1 1/2 yrs. The cost of housing as a whole is expensive. Homes are a bit more than surrounding areas, but the property tax is what drives up the  More

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Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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