2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Clara, CA vs Brandon, MS

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Highlights
- Brandon spends 29.1% less per student than Santa Clara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% lower in Brandon than in Santa Clara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brandon had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, CABrandon, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,055$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5884573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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Reviews for Brandon    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in many areas of the country - Portland, Oregon, Scottsdale, Arizona, Memphis, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Although Mississippi does not have exposure to  More

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We moved to Brandon 6 years ago. The people here are rude, will run you off the road, and will not let you into traffic no matter what. The High School allows the kids  More

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I moved here 10 years ago and it was the worse mistake in my life. People here are rude and hate outsiders. Common sense is not the norm here but the exception. They all  More

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