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Bentonville, AR vs Sparta, NJ

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- Sparta spends 106.2% more per student than Bentonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% lower in Sparta than in Bentonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparta had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bentonville
 Bentonville, ARSparta, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,826$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8664573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Sparta    7 Reviews

I lived in Sparta for 28 years and only moved away because I retired. Both our daughters went through the entire school system and received a great education. In the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sparta is a wonderful place to raise a family. Sparta has a lot of organized activities plus an abundance of year- round outdoor activites. It has a number of private  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have enjoyed living in Sparta. It is an aesthetically pleasing area, nice lakes, good restaurants, a very good library and small town atmosphere. It lacks continuing  More

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