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Fort Smith, AR vs Sycamore, IL

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- Sycamore spends 40.7% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Sycamore than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sycamore had 16.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARSycamore, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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