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Conway, AR vs Searcy, AR

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Highlights
- Searcy spends 4.5% less per student than Conway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in Searcy than in Conway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Searcy had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Conway
 Conway, ARSearcy, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,215$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,343  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor384  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Conway    13 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have been a resident in Conway most of my life. Conway is a nice college town. The humidity can be really intense at times. Summers can be quite miserable with high  More

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We moved to Conway from the Dallas, Texas area in 2010. Housing is more affordable here in Conway due to the dramatically lower real estate taxes. There are many more  More

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It is young - 26.8 median age It is smart - 3 colleges, 36% of the pop has a college degree It is affordable - 86.3 index It is convenient - 30 minutes from LR.  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 17 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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