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Cleveland, TN vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 24.7% more per student than Cleveland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Fort Smith than in Cleveland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cleveland
 Cleveland, TNFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,116  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Cleveland    12 Reviews

All of these reviews are so dated. On my search for a place to retire in eastern Tennessee, I spent time in Cleveland in May 2023. I stayed at an AirBnB. Well, it will  More

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I just moved from Cleveland the last week of December 2023 and lived in Bradley County about 4 miles out of city limits for 21+ years and 2 years in the city limits.   More

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Over 8 years ago

Lived in Cleveland for the last 15 years. Dont believe any glowing reviews you read. The job situation here is terrible. on any given major street you can find an  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 5 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 5 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 7 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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