2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Charles, MO vs Salina, KS

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- Salina spends 19.1% more per student than St. Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Salina than in St. Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salina had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Charles
 St. Charles, MOSalina, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for St. Charles    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I grew up here and I loved everything about the county. There are thousands of little trails all over the place, so when I was a child we would always go running around  More

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Over 10 years ago

It is way too hot & humid here in the summer. Winters are great, except for a lack of  More

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Good growth, decent economics, below average politics. School system above  More

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Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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