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Alma, AR vs Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- Little Rock spends 20.4% more per student than Alma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Little Rock than in Alma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alma
 Alma, ARLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have multiple friends and fraternity brothers who are from Alma and the area around it, that does not include Fort Smith. I am amazed at how well kept these people and  More

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Over 9 years ago

Alma has some of the best schools around. I have never seen a school district care so much for it's students. Not to mention the sports, dance, cheer and drama teams are  More

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Over 13 years ago

The most common response to querys about denominational identity is Baptist. There are basically three expressions of Baptist faith in the area. They are: Southern,  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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