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Hot Springs, AR vs Laurel, MS

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Highlights
- Laurel spends 35.5% less per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Laurel than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laurel had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, ARLaurel, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,969$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,211$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6344573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LAUREL, MS! Just from seeing everything that I've seen on the HGTV show "HOME TOWN", which is my favorite show to watch, I love the little "Mayberry  More

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Over 13 years ago

Dead  More

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