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Bossier City, LA vs Searcy, AR

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Highlights
- Searcy spends 15.3% less per student than Bossier City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.0% lower in Searcy than in Bossier City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Searcy had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bossier City

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 Bossier City, LASearcy, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,058$10,215$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202$9,362$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,400$5,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8811.6216.23
 Students per Librarian3624594573
 Students per Counselor387389530
 Grade School Educ.3.9%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%30.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  More

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ZIPS IN BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
71111 71112 71110
ZIPS IN SEARCY, ARKANSAS
72143

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