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Raleigh, NC vs Benton, KY

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Highlights
- Benton spends 9.3% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Benton than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benton had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCBenton, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,502$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6504573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 5 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 18 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  More

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