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Augusta, ME vs Bentonville, AR

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Highlights
- Bentonville spends 21.7% less per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.7% higher in Bentonville than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bentonville had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, MEBentonville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5144573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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Reviews for Bentonville    13 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Bentonville for 5 1/2 years and think it's a great city for families. There are tons of activities for kids and everything seems to be geared to young  More

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Nice people but there is no consumer protection. Be careful renting or spending on high ticket items.  More

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Mindy · 

People are friendly when out and about for the most part. Lots of people from India and CA are moving here. Walmart owns and controls EVERYTHING from the police  More

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