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Topeka, KS vs Muncie, IN

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Highlights
- Muncie spends 7.6% less per student than Topeka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% higher in Muncie than in Topeka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muncie had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Topeka
 Topeka, KSMuncie, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,591$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8204573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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