2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Smith, AR vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 4.6% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% higher in Charlotte than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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