2025 Compare Cities Education:
Corning, NY vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 59.3% less per student than Corning.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% higher in Fort Smith than in Corning. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Corning
 Corning, NYFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,585  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor202  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Corning    4 Reviews

Corning NY is a scenic town and one that I enjoy living in. I graduated from college an hour west of Corning so friends and I frequented Corning often. It is a nice  More

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Over 15 years ago

Corning is a nice area in which to live. Unfortunately for me, I am single and the taxes are too high. I am sick of all the salt they put on the roads in winter. For  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have been in Corning for almost a year and I am counting the days until I can go home to Georgia! The people are rude and arrogant. The schools are way over  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 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 4 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 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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