2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bentonville, AR vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 102.1% more per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Philadelphia than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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