2025 Compare Cities Education:
Essex, CT vs Brandon, SD

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Highlights
- Brandon spends 51.4% less per student than Essex.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% higher in Brandon than in Essex. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brandon had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Essex
 Essex, CTBrandon, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,678  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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