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Fort Smith, AR vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa spends 1.7% less per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.7% higher in Tuscaloosa than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tuscaloosa had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,597$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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