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Bentonville, AR vs Carmel, NY

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Highlights
- Carmel spends 148.2% more per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% lower in Carmel than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARCarmel, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,726$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,543$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9704573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Bentonville    13 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Bentonville for 5 1/2 years and think it's a great city for families. There are tons of activities for kids and everything seems to be geared to young  More

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Nice people but there is no consumer protection. Be careful renting or spending on high ticket items.  More

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Mindy · 

People are friendly when out and about for the most part. Lots of people from India and CA are moving here. Walmart owns and controls EVERYTHING from the police  More

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Reviews for Carmel    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I left Carmel for good in 1988 and never looked back. That being said, I thought my childhood in Carmel was about as idyllic as one could hope for. Large yards in a  More

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Lived here(Carmel) eight years and love it but with the corrupt running the show this town,county,state(take your pick!)is bleeding us dry..They think an 27% property  More

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