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Washington, DC vs Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- Little Rock spends 55.0% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Little Rock than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington

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 Washington, DCLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$30,279$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069$11,202$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,354$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.6514.0316.23
 Students per Librarian7965454573
 Students per Counselor445361530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.2%91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%19.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.0%6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%44.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.9%11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.3%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total
ZIPS IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
72209, 72204, 72205, 72223, 72206, 72211, 72210, 72212, 72103, 72227, 13 total

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