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Little Rock, AR vs Florence, AL

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Highlights
- Florence spends 16.7% less per student than Little Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.8% higher in Florence than in Little Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Little Rock

Education
 Little Rock, ARFlorence, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,630$11,356$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202$10,311$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,137$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.0318.3516.23
 Students per Librarian5455864573
 Students per Counselor361349530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%8.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.9%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%21.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%27.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 14 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 15 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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ZIPS IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
72209, 72204, 72205, 72223, 72206, 72211, 72210, 72212, 72103, 72227, 13 total
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