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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Urbandale, IA vs Brandon, FL

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- Brandon spends 22.3% less per student than Urbandale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Brandon than in Urbandale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brandon had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbandale
 Urbandale, IABrandon, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews
Michelle · Urbandale, IA
Urbandale is a great place to live!
Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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Reviews for Brandon    11 Reviews
Mike · Brandon, FL
Brandon FL where Urban Sprawl is ever increasing
Over 12 years ago

The Greater Brandon Area which includes the neighboring eastern Hillsborough county communities of Seffner, Riverview and Valrico is possibly the most growing area in  More

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Mary · Valrico, FL
Brandon fl
Over 12 years ago

Brandon not my cup of tea. Been here for 7 years. Live in beautiful Riverhills in Valrico. have found most people here are not very friendly, snotty? Don't know. Brandon  More

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Yvette · Brandon, FL
Boring Brandon
Over 12 years ago

Made the biggest mistake by moving from NY to  More

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