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DeFuniak Springs, FL vs Hot Springs, AR

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- Hot Springs spends 14.1% more per student than DeFuniak Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Hot Springs than in DeFuniak Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to DeFuniak Springs
 DeFuniak Springs, FLHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,172  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor615  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Defuniak Springs    6 Reviews

I've had to drive through this town on several road trip and there is nothing to do here except Wal Mart. No Class, no education, no worth while attractions. Just a  More

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DeFuniak Springs, FL at first glance is not a bad town. But make sure you do some research on the crime here. The people are nice at face value, but don't let them fool  More

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Over 14 years ago

We have lived here for two years and it is the worst two years of my life. Our house is for sale, we just can't take these ignorant and backward people. Walmart is  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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