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Poplar Bluff, MO vs Bend, OR

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- Bend spends 53.5% more per student than Poplar Bluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.4% higher in Bend than in Poplar Bluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 16.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poplar Bluff
 Poplar Bluff, MOBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,356  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  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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