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Newport, AR vs Alma, AR

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Highlights
- Alma spends 7.6% more per student than Newport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% higher in Alma than in Newport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alma had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport
 Newport, ARAlma, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,776  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,541$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor303  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Newport    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

While Arkansas prides itself on being the "land of opportunity" there are few luxuries. Long travel times are required to shop or do other recreational things since the  More

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What can I say about Newport? Well it is where I grew up and somewhere I call home. I have been away since November of 2000 and I have been back a few times only to  More

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Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have multiple friends and fraternity brothers who are from Alma and the area around it, that does not include Fort Smith. I am amazed at how well kept these people and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Alma has some of the best schools around. I have never seen a school district care so much for it's students. Not to mention the sports, dance, cheer and drama teams are  More

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Over 14 years ago

The most common response to querys about denominational identity is Baptist. There are basically three expressions of Baptist faith in the area. They are: Southern,  More

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