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Fayetteville, AR vs Bedford, TX

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Highlights
- Bedford spends 20.1% more per student than Fayetteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Bedford than in Fayetteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bedford had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, ARBedford, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews

I am originally from Maryland, but spent over 25 years in El Paso,Texas. I had the misfortune of having to live in Houston for about 4 years back in the later 70's, and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Stinks  More

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I've lived in Bedford for over twenty years. It's the perfect suburb to the DFW metroplex - almost in the middle, low crime, and friendly residents. Neighbors still wave  More

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