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Mena, AR vs Magnolia, AR

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Highlights
- Magnolia spends 16.6% more per student than Mena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Magnolia than in Mena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Magnolia had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mena
 Mena, ARMagnolia, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,189$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,443  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,655$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6314573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Magnolia    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Yes, do they still lynch people here? I saw they had quite an instance of that in 1919. Enough  More

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Over 16 years ago

my family and i moved here from shreveport,la to be close to my mom.it was okay for the first couple of months,but after visiting ,mosquito breeding ground logoly state  More

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Over 18 years ago

The city of Magnolia is now building a new hospital called the Magnolia Regional Medical  More

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