2025 Compare Cities Education:
Benton, AR vs Bridgewater, NJ

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Highlights
- Bridgewater spends 97.9% more per student than Benton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% lower in Bridgewater than in Benton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgewater had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Benton
 Benton, ARBridgewater, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,874  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Benton    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Benton is a great place to live and raise a family. Before you give the previous review too much credibility, you might want to consider another perspective. I've  More

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Over 12 years ago

Benton, and Arkansas in general, is a pretty backwards place. I have lived here all my life and these are a few of the things I've learned. People here are extremely  More

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Over 12 years ago

Benton, and Arkansas in general, is a pretty backwards place. I have lived here all my life and these are a few of the things I've learned. People here are  More

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Reviews for Bridgewater    2 Reviews

I have lived here for 11 years,the quality of life is awesome, peaceful, quiet, very safe neighborhoods. Many areas the homes have an acre or more of property, so you  More

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Over 12 years ago

We enjoy very much where we live. Love NJ. However, we are looking to retire and on a more limited income, Nj is a difficult place to live. So, we are also open for  More

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