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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 20.0% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.0% lower in Fort Smith than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County

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 Athens-Clarke County, GAFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,066$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771$10,197$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9413.3916.23
 Students per Librarian6983414573
 Students per Counselor283374530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%9.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%24.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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ZIPS IN ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
30606 30605 30601 30607 30622 30683 30602 30609
ZIPS IN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
72903 72904 72901 72908 72916

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