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Fort Smith, AR vs Santa Fe, TX

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- Santa Fe spends 10.3% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% higher in Santa Fe than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARSanta Fe, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews
Tonia · Milwaukee, WI
DEAD TOWN
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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BJ · Fort Smith, AR
FORT SMITH SUCKS
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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Ben · Fort Smith, AR
Live here bruh
Over 7 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    4 Reviews
Kaylin · Santa Fe, TX
yikes
Over 5 years ago

as a person who was born and raised here, it’s terrible. if you like being hatecrimed or doing the hate criming i guess you should come here. terrible twin terrible  More

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Shannon · Santa Fe, TX
Santa Fe is Great!
Over 9 years ago

Santa Fe is wonderful to us! Most people don't live by the dump, that is more between Algoa and Alvin or live by crapy areas. Santa Fe is a small town where a lot of  More

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Laura · Santa Fe, TX
Small Town USA with Big lots and NO HOA!
Over 10 years ago

I am a professional that moved to Santa Fe a year ago. Santa Fe is a small town close to the Ocean and close to amenities. If you don't like having a WALMART down the  More

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