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Wilmington, NC vs Overland Park, KS

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- Overland Park spends 13.0% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Overland Park than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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