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St. George, UT vs Emporia, KS

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Highlights
- Emporia spends 105.7% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.3% lower in Emporia than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Emporia had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George
 St. George, UTEmporia, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,036$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,150$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5514573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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Reviews for Emporia    3 Reviews

I hated Emporia when we first moved here 7 years ago, but have since grown to love it. At first I thought there was nothing to do, but the community has a lot to offer  More

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Over 17 years ago

In emporia there is serval very good churches to pick from so u can find a good church home  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Bad weather 2. Poor school system 3. High unemployment 4. Not  More

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