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Fort Smith, AR vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 14.3% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.5% higher in Detroit than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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