2025 Compare Cities Education:
Forrest City, AR vs Russellville, AR

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Highlights
- Russellville spends 18.5% less per student than Forrest City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Russellville than in Forrest City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Russellville had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forrest City
 Forrest City, ARRussellville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,112$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,884$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4234573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Russellville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

This small city is fairly inexpensive to live in, but the variety of housing choices is limited. Great for a young family. The employment rate is low, with a variety of  More

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It is a great place to learn about Real Estate and how it relates to our community and lifestyle in this beautiful city of  More

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We have lived in Russellvile for 11 years now and love it. The cost of living is low, but so are the wages. Even with a college degree you'd make more money elsewhere.  More

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