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Bentonville, AR vs Grand Rapids, MN

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- Grand Rapids spends 102.0% more per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Grand Rapids than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARGrand Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,830$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13164573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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