2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, OR vs Branson, MO

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Highlights
- Branson spends 20.0% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Branson than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Branson had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ORBranson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,646$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,517$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    5 Reviews

When I moved to Springfield with my family, we came from the north so didn't we didn't experience the scathing hatred Californians might encounter. Even so, not being a  More

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I lived her from Sept 2012 to Dec 2018. It was ok at first. Over the years the whole area has become.more and more unfriendly to moderate democrats, centrist or  More

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Over 14 years ago

How is it in Springfield ? Is it hard to get started in that town? How is the work  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It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing.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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