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Benson, AZ vs Valley City, ND

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Highlights
- Valley City spends 33.1% more per student than Benson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% lower in Valley City than in Benson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valley City had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Benson
 Benson, AZValley City, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,351$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,247  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2314573
 Students per Counselor485  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Valley City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We lived in Valley City for more than 2 years and found it to be a nice place. The only exception is the presence of a small but vocal anti-government group in the  More

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We have bitter cold winters here! Last winter when it finally got up to -12 degrees everybody was sitting out in the sun in short sleeves on their  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have only lived in Valley City, ND for 5 months so I have only seen the fall, which was very pretty, and the winter, which is very cold. It surprised me how much snow  More

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