2025 Compare Cities Education:
Valley City, ND vs Benson, NC

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Highlights
- Benson spends 30.6% less per student than Valley City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% higher in Benson than in Valley City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benson had 15.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Valley City
 Valley City, NDBenson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,010  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor166  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Valley City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We lived in Valley City for more than 2 years and found it to be a nice place. The only exception is the presence of a small but vocal anti-government group in the  More

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We have bitter cold winters here! Last winter when it finally got up to -12 degrees everybody was sitting out in the sun in short sleeves on their  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have only lived in Valley City, ND for 5 months so I have only seen the fall, which was very pretty, and the winter, which is very cold. It surprised me how much snow  More

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Reviews for Benson    2 Reviews

Benson is located at the crossroads of 95 and 40 which should be a bustling location full of life, progress, dining and entertainment. Unfortunately Benson has been  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you don't meet a certain salary range and stay in a certain neighborhood your child may be named a low income, low achiever with low test scores. Seriously,they are  More

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