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Little Rock, AR vs Scottsboro, AL

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Highlights
- Scottsboro spends 15.7% less per student than Little Rock.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% higher in Scottsboro than in Little Rock. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsboro had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Little Rock
 Little Rock, ARScottsboro, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,485$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,634$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4494573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 18 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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