2025 Compare Cities Education:
Yankton, SD vs Branson, MO

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Highlights
- Branson spends 18.7% more per student than Yankton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% lower in Branson than in Yankton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Branson had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yankton
 Yankton, SDBranson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,646$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,390  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,517$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Yankton    4 Reviews

Ive lived hered here over 30 years. Its gone down in many ways. Mall is no longer a mall. We have a sign up on it after huge renovations, still open yankton village. Too  More

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My family and I have been here since November of 2020. Covid-19 has really made everything challenging, but so far we love the town. The recreation here is 5 stars. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

The quality of life in Yankton is fantastic, it has been a wonderful place to live and raise my  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It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing.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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