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Fort Smith, AR vs Blytheville, AR

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- Blytheville spends 7.2% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Blytheville than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blytheville had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARBlytheville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,987$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4924573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews
Tonia · Milwaukee, WI
DEAD TOWN
Over 5 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 5 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 7 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Blytheville    3 Reviews
Philip · Blytheville, AR
Small mid-south town where the good-ole-boy networ
Over 13 years ago

Small town down on its luck after the air base closed. The old air base housing is being used for a retirement community. The top paying jobs in the area are working  More

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lynn · Blytheville, AR
Small Town on Western Banks of the Mighty Mississi
Over 17 years ago

Not a lot of excitment here, but lots of warm weather and sunshine. Peaceful and quiet life. Wonderful for home gardens and very affordable place to live on a limited  More

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Angela · Blytheville, AR
The Economy
Over 18 years ago

The economy is triebble in Blytheville. There no jobs esp. for  More

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