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Fort Smith, AR vs Apple Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Apple Valley spends 21.7% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.8% higher in Apple Valley than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apple Valley had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARApple Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

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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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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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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