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Fort Smith, AR vs Poteau, OK

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Highlights
- Poteau spends 12.7% less per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Poteau than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poteau had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
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 Fort Smith, ARPoteau, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,053$10,521$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197$9,699$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,814$5,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3914.9616.23
 Students per Librarian3414794573
 Students per Counselor374308530
 Grade School Educ.7.5%7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%11.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.7%80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%19.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%16.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.6%4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews
Tonia · Milwaukee, WI
DEAD TOWN
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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BJ · Fort Smith, AR
FORT SMITH SUCKS
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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Ben · Fort Smith, AR
Live here bruh
Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Poteau    2 Reviews
Neil · Poteau, OK
Very happy in Poteau
Over 12 years ago

I just stumbled on to a couple of high brow folk that don't like our town. I moved here about a year ago and I love it. It's not a trashy town, the crime isn't bad, I  More

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Paul · Poteau, OK
Living in Poteau
Over 13 years ago

I have been living here since Nov. 2009, when I relocated from Philadelphia and came out here to take care of my elderly Mother. As soon as I got here, I was infected  More

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74953
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