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Arkadelphia, AR vs State College, PA

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Highlights
- State College spends 98.7% more per student than Arkadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in State College than in Arkadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- State College had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arkadelphia
 Arkadelphia, ARState College, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,116  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3524573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock17.3%1.5%
Reviews for Arkadelphia    3 Reviews

I attended Henderson State University which is one of the two colleges in Arkadelphia. I came from a different town in Arkansas that had much more to do, so Arkadelphia  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arkadelphia has a water park, two or three parks, its just a few minutes to get to beautiful Lake DeGray. Hot Springs has the other things that you might want to go to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Two large Universitys dominate the town and compete with each other. In general the town is orderly and neat with a true Old South feeling. Most of the citizens are  More

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Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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