2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bentonville, AR vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 0.9% more per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Lafayette than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARLafayette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,897$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,984$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7254573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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