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Manning, SC vs Mena, AR

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Highlights
- Mena spends 12.4% less per student than Manning.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% lower in Mena than in Manning. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mena had 13.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manning
 Manning, SCMena, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,316$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,773  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,330$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3484573
 Students per Counselor389  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Manning    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Manning for 10 or 11 years before I had to move.I love it down there.You could go to the lake sit on the odcks at sunset or sunrise.It was quiet and  More

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Reviews for Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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