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Mena, AR vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 54.0% more per student than Mena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 119.3% higher in Long Beach than in Mena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mena
 Mena, ARLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,443  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 6 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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