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Hot Springs, AR vs Orange Beach, AL

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Highlights
- Orange Beach spends 6.6% less per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% higher in Orange Beach than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orange Beach had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, AROrange Beach, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Orange Beach    3 Reviews

There is a great divide I agree but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and with a  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is a great divide in rich and poor but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and  More

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This area is heavily populated with ostentatious elitists. It is growing rapidly and, because it is so expensive to live here now, it seems to only be attracting the  More

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