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Aspen, CO vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith spends 52.2% less per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Fort Smith than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 15.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, COFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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