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Greenwood, AR vs Alma, AR

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Highlights
- Alma spends 6.1% less per student than Greenwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Alma than in Greenwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alma had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenwood
 Greenwood, ARAlma, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,541$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Greenwood    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Miserable unless you are on the  More

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We lived in Greenwood for five years, and our children loved it. The schools are wonderful. Fort Smith is a 30 minute drive to resturants and shopping. The employment  More

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Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have multiple friends and fraternity brothers who are from Alma and the area around it, that does not include Fort Smith. I am amazed at how well kept these people and  More

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Over 9 years ago

Alma has some of the best schools around. I have never seen a school district care so much for it's students. Not to mention the sports, dance, cheer and drama teams are  More

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Over 13 years ago

The most common response to querys about denominational identity is Baptist. There are basically three expressions of Baptist faith in the area. They are: Southern,  More

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