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Searcy, AR vs Bemidji, MN

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- Bemidji spends 78.5% more per student than Searcy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% higher in Bemidji than in Searcy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bemidji had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Searcy
 Searcy, ARBemidji, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,233$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4984573
 Students per Counselor389  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  More

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Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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