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El Dorado, AR vs Forrest City, AR

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Highlights
- Forrest City spends 28.1% more per student than El Dorado.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Forrest City than in El Dorado. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forrest City had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado
 El Dorado, ARForrest City, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,636$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,694  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,164$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3784573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado    7 Reviews

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Over 4 years ago

El dorado ain't ****. This town is boring as hell and it ain't **** to do, so everything becomes repetitive. The only thing people do here is party, and everybody know  More

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Over 5 years ago

Born and raised here. Lived all over but there’s no place as warm and welcoming as this beautiful town.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Insane crime rate. Majority population is African American  More

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Reviews for Forrest City    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have traveled a lot and this place is by far the worst I have ever been I will drive 5 hours out of my way to avoid having to even look at that dump. Save yourself  More

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Over 13 years ago

I think it may be worse than your stats here  More

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