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Foley, AL vs Searcy, AR

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Highlights
- Searcy spends 21.3% less per student than Foley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% lower in Searcy than in Foley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Searcy had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Foley

Education
 Foley, ALSearcy, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,984$10,215$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,640$9,362$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,183$5,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7311.6216.23
 Students per Librarian6014594573
 Students per Counselor388389530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%30.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Foley    7 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for a little over a year. I had imagined this would be a small town with some sense of community, but it seems entirely geared toward becoming a second  More

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My husband and I have lived here for over a year and it is hands down my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. We are prior military and have lived in many incredible  More

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Lovely place to live for retirees however traffic is getting bad as it is quickly turning into quite a tourist destination. The city has a darling downtown area as well  More

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Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  More

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