2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kansas City, KS vs Branson, MO

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Highlights
- Branson spends 35.8% less per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Branson than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Branson had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSBranson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,646$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,517$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 10 years ago

hello  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  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 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It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing.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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