2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bella Vista, AR vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 33.5% more per student than Bella Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Salem than in Bella Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bella Vista
 Bella Vista, ARSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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