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Centerton, AR vs Van Buren, AR

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Highlights
- Van Buren spends 11.5% less per student than Centerton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% lower in Van Buren than in Centerton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Van Buren had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Centerton
 Centerton, ARVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,788  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,541$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Centerton    1 Reviews

In this comment area, I am mainly speaking about Centerton/Bentonville/Rogers area of Northwest Arkansas. Here, life is decent. The climate is humid but tolerable,  More

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Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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