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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Merrillville, IN vs Forrest City, AR

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- Forrest City spends 4.5% more per student than Merrillville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Forrest City than in Merrillville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forrest City had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Merrillville
 Merrillville, INForrest City, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,636$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,164$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3784573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Forrest City    2 Reviews
Tiffany · Vancouver, WA
Terrible nightmare
Over 8 years ago

I have traveled a lot and this place is by far the worst I have ever been I will drive 5 hours out of my way to avoid having to even look at that dump. Save yourself  More

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Kitty · Forrest City, AR
Crime
Over 13 years ago

I think it may be worse than your stats here  More

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