2025 Compare Cities Education:
Benton, KY vs Belleville, IL

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Highlights
- Belleville spends 35.0% more per student than Benton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Belleville than in Benton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belleville had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Benton
 Benton, KYBelleville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,565  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,545$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23514573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It seems like a nasty town ever since it decided to be a sundown town back in 1914. Pretty much speaks for itself.  More

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We were looking for a cute small town (pop. under 10,000), low crime, and moderate winters. By "cute" I mean that the Main Street has lots of locally owned small  More

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Over 17 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  More

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Reviews for Belleville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Nice place to live. St Louis is right across the river and there is easy access either by car or by the metro  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I are in our late 40s and looking for the perfect spot to move to. We are retired military and presently live about 20 minutes from St. Louis. We  More

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Property value got lower because of politics , not, the economy. And realtors are panicing people who want to sell into selling cheaper so realtors can make a quick buck  More

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