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Fort Smith, AR vs Lake Orion, MI

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- Lake Orion spends 26.0% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% higher in Lake Orion than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Orion had 13.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARLake Orion, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%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.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

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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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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Over 7 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 19 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  More

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