2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bentonville, AR vs Fargo, ND

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Highlights
- Fargo spends 33.6% more per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Fargo than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fargo had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARFargo, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,075$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2864573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Tyrel · 

Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  More

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