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Little Rock, AR vs Salina, KS

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Highlights
- Salina spends 28.5% more per student than Little Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Salina than in Little Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salina had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Little Rock
 Little Rock, ARSalina, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,510$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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