2025 Compare Cities Education:
Milton, FL vs Benton, KY

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Highlights
- Benton spends 20.0% more per student than Milton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in Benton than in Milton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benton had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Milton
 Milton, FLBenton, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,502$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6504573
 Students per Counselor440  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Milton    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

the recent collapse of the housing market has made the situation in the job market very dismal. there are some IT jobs thru clearwire that are new tho. If you think you  More

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My experience as a "newcomer" to the Milton area found welcoming business owners, Pensacola Junior College employees, county employees at many offices, and workers at  More

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Over 19 years ago

Very "born and raised", "born again" town. Not friendly to newcomers. Better if you belong to a Fundamentalist/Evangelical church. Otherwise, acceptance into the  More

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Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It seems like a nasty town ever since it decided to be a sundown town back in 1914. Pretty much speaks for itself.  More

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We were looking for a cute small town (pop. under 10,000), low crime, and moderate winters. By "cute" I mean that the Main Street has lots of locally owned small  More

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Over 17 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  More

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