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Granite City, IL vs West Memphis, AR

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- West Memphis spends 11.1% less per student than Granite City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% lower in West Memphis than in Granite City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Memphis had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Granite City
 Granite City, ILWest Memphis, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,392$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,569  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,662$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5414573
 Students per Counselor1054  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

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Over 16 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

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Reviews for West Memphis    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Great homes for the money, good neighborhoods, good schools. Not much to do, though. No culture or entertainment, however it's only about 15 minutes from downtown  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great home prices for your money, nice neighborhoods, good schools. No culture or recreational activities,  More

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Over 19 years ago

This place is incredibly hot and humid in the summer...you can walk 5 feet outside and cover in sweat almost immediately! not very pleasant...and there are no rivers to  More

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