2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sparta, WI vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 6.3% less per student than Sparta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.6% higher in Bend than in Sparta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparta
 Sparta, WIBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,318  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor305  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sparta    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am originally from Minnesota, but have lived in Sparta now for 15 years. It has been a wonderful town to raise a family in. There are many public parks and  More

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We have lived here for a few years and I can tell you our 3 bdrm 1 bath house with a minimal yard cost us $80,000. Which you would think is a good deal until the  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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