2025 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 4.1% less per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% lower in Hot Springs than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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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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