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Hot Springs, AR vs Pigeon Forge, TN

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- Pigeon Forge spends 11.3% less per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Pigeon Forge than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pigeon Forge had 15.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, ARPigeon Forge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,468$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3124573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Pigeon Forge    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Howdy to all in TN we are planning on moving to the Pigeon Forge area in the next year or so. We are looking for a 3 bd house, but was wondering what the cost of living  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Pigeon Forge, Tn. for 11 years. This is a great place to live. The beautiful Smoky Mountains National Park is just 5 miles away and Pigeon Forge is  More

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