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Branson, MO vs Hailey, ID

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Highlights
- Hailey spends 47.4% more per student than Branson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Hailey than in Branson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hailey had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Branson
 Branson, MOHailey, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor381  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Branson    15 Reviews

Where do I begin... First and foremost, everything here is expensive. The rent is high! and YOU pay for water and sewer costs, most residents live in old, substandard  More

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Over 4 years ago

It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing. Traffic is also during tourist months. I don’t recommend living here.  More

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Branson is in a beautiful part of the extreme northern Ozarks- that's the good. Crime, even tho the local Govt tries to act like it doesn't exist, drugs, & Traffic are  More

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Reviews for Hailey    3 Reviews

Great place to live, next store to world famous ski resort Sun Valley Idaho. Due to the closeness of Hailey to Sun Valley, the cost of living is considerably more than  More

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Grew up in Hailey and left after the age of 24. Returned 20 years later to find that our little valley had been taken over by people only interested in money and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hailey sits in a long narrow valley that runs north-south in the mountains of south central Idaho. Theres a town above (Ketchum/Sun Valley) and a town below   More

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