2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bella Vista, AR vs Ada, OK

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Highlights
- Ada spends 16.0% less per student than Bella Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Ada than in Bella Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ada had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bella Vista
 Bella Vista, ARAda, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,738$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,872$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bella Vista    18 Reviews

Fantastic area with tons of outdoor activities and private amenities: 7 lakes, 3 pools, miles of hiking and biking trails, golf courses, pickle ball, tennis, frisbee  More

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Just moved to Arkanss earlier this year from Washington state. We are originally from the lower part of the U.S. and have lived in a few states over the last 12 years.  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bella Vista is a lovely place, with a low cost of living (but increasing all the time) and extremely low crime rate. The town has Five decent golf courses, good for a  More

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Reviews for Ada    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ada, Oklahoma is probably the best place to live in USA.I have lived here all of my life and would not move for anything.It is a close knit community where people  More

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Over 15 years ago

gang members? Where are you originally from? I'm from California, and used to live 20 minutes from East L.A. Are you sure you know what the meaning of Gang Member is? I  More

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The school system is below average in my opinion, the students all seem to come from bad ad neglected homes. There is higher crime than thought and my neighborhood is  More

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