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Idaho Falls, ID vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith spends 58.2% more per student than Idaho Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% lower in Fort Smith than in Idaho Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Idaho Falls
 Idaho Falls, IDFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,198  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  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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