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Mountain Home, AR vs Roanoke, VA

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- Roanoke spends 43.5% more per student than Mountain Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Roanoke than in Mountain Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roanoke had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, ARRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,288  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,573$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8554573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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