2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cabot, AR vs Gulf Shores, AL

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- Gulf Shores spends 33.6% more per student than Cabot.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% higher in Gulf Shores than in Cabot. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cabot
 Cabot, ARGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,165  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cabot    6 Reviews

Cabot is a bedroom community of Little Rock, but also a bedroom community to LRAFB and a service and businesses community for all the smaller surrounding towns. So while  More

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Over 6 years ago

It is a good place overall. It has lots of fast food places and lots of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Very nice rural  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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