2026 Compare Cities Education:
Kissimmee, FL vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 17.0% more per student than Kissimmee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% lower in Buford than in Kissimmee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kissimmee
 Kissimmee, FLBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,872  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Kissimmee    17 Reviews

I know that in Kissimmee, Florida they have a small sign (do not turn on red) on the right side of a two lane turn right only at the intersection Osceola Parkway and  More

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Over 14 years ago

My family and I currently live in aurora co. We are thinking of moving to Fl. early summer of 2013. We are looking at the Tampa area and Kissimmee area. We have been to  More

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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 11 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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