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Fort Smith, AR vs Vermillion, SD

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- Vermillion spends 16.0% less per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Vermillion than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vermillion had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARVermillion, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,124$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,257$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%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 Vermillion    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Not a bad place except for all the liberal cry babies here , they are actually more socialists than anything . The liberals here have big mouths when people are around  More

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Over 5 years ago

I attended USD and returned several years later, recognizing the quality of life Vermillion offers. It is a great example of what the best of small town living can be in  More

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The Good: The citizens of Vermillion boast one of the most liberal voting records in the state of SD. Vermillion has a reasonably educated population and is home to the  More

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