2025 Compare Cities Education:
Platte City, MO vs Branson, MO

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Highlights
- Branson spends 31.6% less per student than Platte City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Branson than in Platte City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Branson had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Platte City
 Platte City, MOBranson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,646$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,847  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,517$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Platte City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Right on, thanks for sharing! I am visiting Platte city right now actually visiting my relatives! I'm having a really good time, except for one thing. My truck broke  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hello I am in the military and I have lived all over the world. Places I have lived in the United States have been, New York, NY, Honolulu, HI, Colorado Springs, CO, San  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It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing.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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