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Benton, KY vs Hurricane, UT

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- Hurricane spends 31.0% less per student than Benton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.8% higher in Hurricane than in Benton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hurricane had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Benton
 Benton, KYHurricane, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,565  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%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 Hurricane    5 Reviews

Lived here almost 10 years in retirement. Definitely not what it was 10 years ago. I knew the population would increase, that’s inevitable but it doesn’t have a small  More

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Over 8 years ago

Crime on the rise. Drug trafficking, children trafficking. You name it. Nevada & California people are here and house prices are rising, and so is crime. City counsel  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a very nice small town with small town politics. A good place to retire, however DO NOT come here looking for work. There is not any. We have a quiet, clean  More

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