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Brandon, FL vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Dothan spends 4.4% more per student than Brandon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in Dothan than in Brandon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dothan had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brandon

Education
 Brandon, FLDothan, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$11,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$10,100$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$5,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2420.0816.23
 Students per Librarian10266534573
 Students per Counselor476442530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%27.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Brandon    11 Reviews

The Greater Brandon Area which includes the neighboring eastern Hillsborough county communities of Seffner, Riverview and Valrico is possibly the most growing area in  More

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Over 10 years ago

Brandon not my cup of tea. Been here for 7 years. Live in beautiful Riverhills in Valrico. have found most people here are not very friendly, snotty? Don't know. Brandon  More

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Over 10 years ago

Made the biggest mistake by moving from NY to  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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