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Elk City, OK vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith spends 16.8% more per student than Elk City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% lower in Fort Smith than in Elk City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk City
 Elk City, OKFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,446  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Elk City    1 Reviews
Oklahoma · Elk City, OK
Climate
Over 15 years ago

Elk City has very friendly people! The climate is very good. Not exceptionally cold in the winter. Very little snow. Summers can be hot but not a lot of days of  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews
Tonia · Milwaukee, WI
DEAD TOWN
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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BJ · Fort Smith, AR
FORT SMITH SUCKS
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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Ben · Fort Smith, AR
Live here bruh
Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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