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Spartanburg, SC vs Overland Park, KS

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- Overland Park spends 4.3% less per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Overland Park than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

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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