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Benson, AZ vs Prineville, OR

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Highlights
- Prineville spends 25.9% more per student than Benson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Prineville than in Benson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prineville had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Benson
 Benson, AZPrineville, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,247  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,569$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5874573
 Students per Counselor485  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Benson    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Originally first settlers were Mormon. Very family orientated. Students have nightly curfew at 11pm. Recreational events include 4th of July parade followed by  More

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Over 9 years ago

Benson, Arizona and surrounding communities is mostly of LDS faith. Followed next by Catholic then  More

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Reviews for Prineville    7 Reviews

Sunshine 300 days a year, friendly people, conservative values. Less than an hour from  More

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Over 7 years ago

Prineville is a great place to live, if you can find a home to live in. There is a housing shortage, at less than 1% and holding for more than 3 years. Otherwise, we  More

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We moved to Prineville from La Pine Oregon. Prineville is a smaller town of about 9k but has a huge amount of things that often go unnoticed. The beauty that surrounds  More

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