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Cedar City, UT vs Branson, MO

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- Branson spends 35.6% more per student than Cedar City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.4% lower in Branson than in Cedar City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Branson had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar City
 Cedar City, UTBranson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,646$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,041  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,517$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio26.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar City    15 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Cedar City Is A Great Place to Get A Famliy Started And Crime is Bit Low as Of 2018 It has The Strongest Low Unemlopyment  More

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Hi -- Just FYI, the annual snowfall amount indicated by Sperling's Best Places for Cedar City is not accurate. Sperling states that this location receives 110" of snow  More

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Over 9 years ago

My wife and I retired in Cedar City a few years ago. First, I must say that Cedar has a wonderful location. There are beautiful views of the mountains, and it's a  More

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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 5 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It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing.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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