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Palmer, AK vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 8.7% less per student than Palmer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% lower in Hot Springs than in Palmer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmer

Education
 Palmer, AKHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,230$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494$9,926$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,979$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.4414.0916.23
 Students per Librarian8125354573
 Students per Counselor448335530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%9.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.7%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%25.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%22.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.8%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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99645
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71913 71901

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