2026 Compare Cities Education:
Topeka, KS vs Kissimmee, FL

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Highlights
- Kissimmee spends 23.6% less per student than Topeka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.3% higher in Kissimmee than in Topeka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kissimmee had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Topeka
 Topeka, KSKissimmee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

Loretta Lynn says that in  More

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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 8 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 Kissimmee    17 Reviews

I know that in Kissimmee, Florida they have a small sign (do not turn on red) on the right side of a two lane turn right only at the intersection Osceola Parkway and  More

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Over 14 years ago

My family and I currently live in aurora co. We are thinking of moving to Fl. early summer of 2013. We are looking at the Tampa area and Kissimmee area. We have been to  More

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I like where I live because of its  More

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