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Gary, IN vs Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- Little Rock spends 4.4% more per student than Gary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% lower in Little Rock than in Gary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gary
 Gary, INLittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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Reviews for Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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