2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AR vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith spends 10.4% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% higher in Fort Smith than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ARFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Huntsville is a good place to raise your children, crime rates are low, schools are ok. But if you have to work there is just nothing there. You have to commute to the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Huntsville is a great place to live for anyone who works at home or is retired. It's convenient to Fayetteville,AR, for when you want a night out on the town and it's  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 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 4 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 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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