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West Memphis, AR vs Fayetteville, AR

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Highlights
- Fayetteville spends 8.3% less per student than West Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% higher in Fayetteville than in West Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fayetteville had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Memphis

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 West Memphis, ARFayetteville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,392$11,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,175$9,895$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,662$5,908$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.9614.0716.23
 Students per Librarian5414164573
 Students per Counselor400405530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.7%94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%17.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.8%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.5%50.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.6%15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%4.2%1.5%

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Reviews for West Memphis    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Great homes for the money, good neighborhoods, good schools. Not much to do, though. No culture or entertainment, however it's only about 15 minutes from downtown  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great home prices for your money, nice neighborhoods, good schools. No culture or recreational activities,  More

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Over 18 years ago

This place is incredibly hot and humid in the summer...you can walk 5 feet outside and cover in sweat almost immediately! not very pleasant...and there are no rivers to  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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ZIPS IN WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
72301
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72701 72703 72704

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