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Mount Ida, AR vs Mountain Home, AR

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Highlights
- Mountain Home spends 11.9% less per student than Mount Ida.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.2% higher in Mountain Home than in Mount Ida. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Home had 16.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Ida
 Mount Ida, ARMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,820$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,418$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Ida    2 Reviews

I love this beautiful mountain city. Beautiful scenery. Small town. It is surrounded by crystal mines and gem mines. It is up and coming. There is a stage with bluegrass  More

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Over 9 years ago

Mount Ida is small with not a lot to do unless you attend church or like water sports. The chiggers and ticks are to unbearable enjoy the outdoors. The weather in late  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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