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Wichita, KS vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- Thornton spends 5.9% more per student than Wichita.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.0% higher in Thornton than in Wichita. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thornton had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wichita

Education
 Wichita, KSThornton, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,018$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,748$11,298$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,818$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.8218.6716.23
 Students per Librarian55010044573
 Students per Counselor383324530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%7.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%29.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.0%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 Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 4 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 9 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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ZIPS IN WICHITA, KANSAS
67212, 67217, 67203, 67207, 67216, 67213, 67218, 67204, 67211, 67226, 23 total
ZIPS IN THORNTON, COLORADO
80229 80260 80241 80602

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