2026 Compare Cities Education:
Bentonville, AR vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata spends 37.9% more per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in La Plata than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  More

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