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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Smith, AR vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield spends 50.7% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Plainfield than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plainfield had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,784$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14914573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews
Tonia · Milwaukee, WI
DEAD TOWN
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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BJ · Fort Smith, AR
FORT SMITH SUCKS
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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Ben · Fort Smith, AR
Live here bruh
Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews
Peter · Plainfield, IL
Housing
Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Bp · Plainfield, IL
Grand Park Subdivision
Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Eric · Plainfield, IL
Plainfleld, IL
Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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