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Northfield, MN vs Bentonville, AR

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Highlights
- Bentonville spends 36.1% less per student than Northfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Bentonville than in Northfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bentonville had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northfield
 Northfield, MNBentonville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,690  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5144573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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Reviews for Bentonville    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bentonville for 5 1/2 years and think it's a great city for families. There are tons of activities for kids and everything seems to be geared to young  More

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Nice people but there is no consumer protection. Be careful renting or spending on high ticket items.  More

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Mindy · 

People are friendly when out and about for the most part. Lots of people from India and CA are moving here. Walmart owns and controls EVERYTHING from the police  More

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