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Hot Springs, AR vs Melbourne, FL

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- Melbourne spends 22.9% less per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Melbourne than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, ARMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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