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Bentonville, AR vs McAlester, OK

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Highlights
- McAlester spends 11.2% less per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in McAlester than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAlester had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARMcAlester, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,350$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,993$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Mcalester    3 Reviews

Recently moved here from Texas and we’re loving it so far. It reminds us of old Georgetown, Tx, where we grew up. We love small, close knit towns and McAlester is just  More

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Having lived in McAlester in the early 50's, I find it interesting that the population of the City of McAlester is about the same as it was suring the 50's and the  More

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Over 18 years ago

My family moved here last year when my husband got a job with an oil technology firm. The housing market is great here. You can find a nice house for an affordable  More

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