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Wichita, KS vs Chico, CA

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Highlights
- Chico spends 10.0% more per student than Wichita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.2% higher in Chico than in Wichita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chico had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wichita

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 Wichita, KSChico, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,018$15,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,748$13,014$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,818$7,909$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.8220.3516.23
 Students per Librarian55058434573
 Students per Counselor383455530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%26.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%39.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.0%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 2 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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ZIPS IN WICHITA, KANSAS
67212, 67217, 67203, 67207, 67216, 67213, 67218, 67204, 67211, 67226, 23 total
ZIPS IN CHICO, CALIFORNIA
95926 95928 95973

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