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Kalamazoo, MI vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 20.9% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% lower in Fort Smith than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo

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 Kalamazoo, MIFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,237$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821$10,197$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,940$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3113.3916.23
 Students per Librarian7213414573
 Students per Counselor589374530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%9.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%24.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 3 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 3 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 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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