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Anderson, IN vs Paragould, AR

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Highlights
- Paragould spends 23.8% less per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Paragould than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paragould had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INParagould, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,167$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4774573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for Paragould    6 Reviews

I moved here in March of 2023 and I love it! Coming from the east coast was a breath of fresh air to me. Everyone is so polite, and I have never seen so many people go  More

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Over 9 years ago

I was born and raised here in Paragould, AR and I have never really got to enjoy going to malls with families or nice resturants, nor do I ever remember having a lot of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Truth is YES you haveto have money or your poor in Paragould. Paragould doesnt have good paying jobs. Paragould has a really bad Meth problem way more than its fair  More

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