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Brandon, FL vs California City, CA

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- California City spends 37.0% more per student than Brandon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in California City than in Brandon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- California City had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brandon
 Brandon, FLCalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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 12 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 12 years ago

Made the biggest mistake by moving from NY to  More

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Reviews for California City    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 10 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  More

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