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California, PA vs Fayetteville, AR

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- Fayetteville spends 43.1% less per student than California.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Fayetteville than in California. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fayetteville had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to California
 California, PAFayetteville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,452  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,908$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4164573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%1.5%
Reviews for California    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

looking to make a decision on whether to live in butler pa or pittsburgh pa and drive to butler for my job...i would like to live in the city and pittsburgh has all that  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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