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Nixa, MO vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 53.1% more per student than Nixa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.9% higher in Bend than in Nixa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nixa
 Nixa, MOBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,984  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor418  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Nixa    6 Reviews

Moved to Nixa from CA during the poandemic and moved back home again. At first it was beautiful in the fall climate. Then came the brutal midwest winter and -20F. Our  More

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Out of state resident opinion: Moved here from out of state. Weather is consistently humid. Rains every few days. Expect damage to your home and car yearly from flooding  More

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We moved here from the west coast over 15 years ago and love it. The first thing our family noticed was how friendly and helpful the people were here. People out west  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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