2025 Compare Cities Education:
Baltimore, MD vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 42.1% less per student than Baltimore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Fort Smith than in Baltimore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Baltimore
 Baltimore, MDFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  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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