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Dothan, AL vs North Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- North Little Rock spends 17.6% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% lower in North Little Rock than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Little Rock had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan
 Dothan, ALNorth Little Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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Reviews for North Little Rock    3 Reviews

Although crime and economics have taken their toll on the city, North Little Rock is beginning to improve greatly. Crime is become more isolated to certain areas of the  More

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Hot weather, crazy people. Kroger's supermarket rated "Best of Arkansas". Stay  More

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Over 19 years ago

The cost of living in North Little Rock are slowly creeping up as are the crime rate and illegal drug use. I have lived here for 25 years and it's time to move  More

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