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Forrest City, AR vs Little Rock, AR

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- Little Rock spends 0.0% less per student than Forrest City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Little Rock than in Forrest City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forrest City
 Forrest City, ARLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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