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Boulder, CO vs Bentonville, AR

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Highlights
- Bentonville spends 20.9% less per student than Boulder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Bentonville than in Boulder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bentonville had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boulder
 Boulder, COBentonville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5144573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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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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