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Sunnyvale, CA vs Wichita, KS

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Highlights
- Wichita spends 23.8% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% lower in Wichita than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wichita had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale

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 Sunnyvale, CAWichita, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$14,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$11,748$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$6,818$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5911.8216.23
 Students per Librarian65285504573
 Students per Counselor646383530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%7.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%23.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%30.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.9%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.5%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Wichita    59 Reviews

Grew up there in the 80s and moving back. It's very true about the feel-good blue skies and the friendliness of the communities. Wichita is perfect for those who want  More

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My comparison is to living in AZ, CO, NE & WY. Wichita is a nice city with a lot to do. It has history, art, live music, breweries, plenty of biking and walking trails.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful  More

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ZIPS IN SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
94087 94086 94085 94089
ZIPS IN WICHITA, KANSAS
67212, 67217, 67203, 67207, 67216, 67213, 67218, 67204, 67211, 67226, 23 total

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