2025 Compare Cities Education:
Little Rock, AR vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston spends 7.4% more per student than Little Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% higher in Ruston than in Little Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruston had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Little Rock
 Little Rock, ARRuston, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,457$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4584573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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