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Bentonville, AR vs Petal, MS

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- Petal spends 4.5% less per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Petal than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petal had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARPetal, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Bentonville    13 Reviews
Jo · Bentonville, AR
Good and not so good.
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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Mbah · Bentonville, AR
No protection means people get away with scams
Over 4 years ago

Nice people but there is no consumer protection. Be careful renting or spending on high ticket items.  More

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Mindy · 
Beautiful but not much social life!
Over 6 years ago

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 Petal    1 Reviews
Cayla · Petal, MS
Petal native
Over 2 years ago

I am a Petal native 4th generation with a child (5th generation) in the Petal School District. I love it here, but I must say that a lot of the information provided on  More

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