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Bentonville, AR vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido spends 27.9% more per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.2% higher in Escondido than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 16.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, AREscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bentonville    13 Reviews

Over 3 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 Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good cost of  More

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