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Berea, KY vs Benton, AR

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Highlights
- Benton spends 10.2% more per student than Berea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Benton than in Berea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benton had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Berea
 Berea, KYBenton, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,911$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,248$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6264573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Berea    3 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

Berea is a great community and wonderful place to live. It is a small town atmosphere with beautiful mountains to hike and crafts to see. It is convenient to Lexington  More

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Over 20 years ago

Berea is a wonderful community were people greet you with a friendly smile. Located at exit 76 on I75 it is 45 minutes from Lexington Ky and 2 hrs out of Knoxville Tn.  More

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Over 20 years ago

berea is ok has a college, farming and decent  More

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Reviews for Benton    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Benton is a great place to live and raise a family. Before you give the previous review too much credibility, you might want to consider another perspective. I've  More

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Over 13 years ago

Benton, and Arkansas in general, is a pretty backwards place. I have lived here all my life and these are a few of the things I've learned. People here are extremely  More

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Over 13 years ago

Benton, and Arkansas in general, is a pretty backwards place. I have lived here all my life and these are a few of the things I've learned. People here are  More

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