2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lincoln, NE vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 7.6% less per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Fort Smith than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, NEFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    67 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

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I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  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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