2026 Compare Cities Education:
Hendersonville, NC vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 1.7% more per student than Hendersonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Fort Smith than in Hendersonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hendersonville
 Hendersonville, NCFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,399  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 8 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 5 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 5 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 7 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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