2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Brandon, FL

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Highlights
- Brandon spends 30.3% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Brandon than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brandon had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORBrandon, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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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 11 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 11 years ago

Made the biggest mistake by moving from NY to  More

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