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Chino Valley, AZ vs Mena, AR

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Highlights
- Mena spends 14.6% more per student than Chino Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.2% lower in Mena than in Chino Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mena had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chino Valley
 Chino Valley, AZMena, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,316$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,330$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3484573
 Students per Counselor869  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Chino Valley    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Beware, no water. Very windy. Lots of crime on East side. Lots of growth planned with no water, town is headed for disaster. No jobs. Poor schools.  More

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Over 9 years ago

As of 2017 population is ~10k. Have a talk to the barber to learn the goings on. Lots of farms and ranches. Most homes on 1 acre lots. In my opinion most are not  More

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Chino Valley, Az is the best place i have ever lived. i have lived in 5 states in the West and have never had such a great laid back life as we do here. Everyone is  More

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Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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