2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MN vs Bella Vista, AR

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Highlights
- Bella Vista spends 50.5% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in Bella Vista than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bella Vista had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MNBella Vista, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,579  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5144573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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Reviews for Bella Vista    18 Reviews

Fantastic area with tons of outdoor activities and private amenities: 7 lakes, 3 pools, miles of hiking and biking trails, golf courses, pickle ball, tennis, frisbee  More

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Just moved to Arkanss earlier this year from Washington state. We are originally from the lower part of the U.S. and have lived in a few states over the last 12 years.  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bella Vista is a lovely place, with a low cost of living (but increasing all the time) and extremely low crime rate. The town has Five decent golf courses, good for a  More

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