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Shreveport, LA vs Branson, MO

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Highlights
- Branson spends 10.5% less per student than Shreveport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.3% lower in Branson than in Shreveport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Branson had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shreveport
 Shreveport, LABranson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,646$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,934  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,517$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  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It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing.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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