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Topeka, KS vs Hanford, CA

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Highlights
- Hanford spends 16.0% more per student than Topeka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.1% higher in Hanford than in Topeka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hanford had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Topeka
 Topeka, KSHanford, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,812$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289334573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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Reviews for Hanford    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Hanford is a beautiful little town to live in. The only exception is the air quality that is usually poor during 70 percent of the year. The additional spring and summer  More

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Over 19 years ago

A nice clean town. Moved here from Panama City, FL. The atmosphere in Hanford is a lot nicer than it was  More

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