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Branson, MO vs Overland Park, KS

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Highlights
- Overland Park spends 19.5% more per student than Branson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Overland Park than in Branson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Overland Park had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Branson
 Branson, MOOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor381  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing.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 Overland Park    38 Reviews

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Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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