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Brandon, MS vs Plantation, FL

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Highlights
- Plantation spends 10.2% less per student than Brandon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% higher in Plantation than in Brandon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plantation had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brandon
 Brandon, MSPlantation, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,147  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor419  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Brandon    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in many areas of the country - Portland, Oregon, Scottsdale, Arizona, Memphis, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Although Mississippi does not have exposure to  More

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We moved to Brandon 6 years ago. The people here are rude, will run you off the road, and will not let you into traffic no matter what. The High School allows the kids  More

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I moved here 10 years ago and it was the worse mistake in my life. People here are rude and hate outsiders. Common sense is not the norm here but the exception. They all  More

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Reviews for Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 13 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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