2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Smith, AR vs Palm Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Palm Springs spends 26.9% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.5% higher in Palm Springs than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Springs had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%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.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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