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Bentonville, AR vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 11.4% more per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% lower in Columbia than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%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 Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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