2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gunnison, CO vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 10.4% less per student than Gunnison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Fort Smith than in Gunnison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 16.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gunnison
 Gunnison, COFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor198  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Gunnison    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Gunnison..Pros/ Cons Pros 1. very pretty town 2. nice place for a retiree who doesn't mind a place that gets a lot of snow like Gunnison or Durango 3. very nice  More

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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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