2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paragould, AR vs Covington, TN

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Highlights
- Covington spends 9.3% less per student than Paragould.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.9% higher in Covington than in Paragould. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Covington had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paragould
 Paragould, ARCovington, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,975$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,212  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,529$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7924573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Paragould    6 Reviews

I moved here in March of 2023 and I love it! Coming from the east coast was a breath of fresh air to me. Everyone is so polite, and I have never seen so many people go  More

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Over 9 years ago

I was born and raised here in Paragould, AR and I have never really got to enjoy going to malls with families or nice resturants, nor do I ever remember having a lot of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Truth is YES you haveto have money or your poor in Paragould. Paragould doesnt have good paying jobs. Paragould has a really bad Meth problem way more than its fair  More

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Reviews for Covington    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

lived in kc,la. miami, chicago, st louis, and memphis. would live anywhere but here in small town midsouth america. cost of living, climate, access to outdoors, but 45  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've been living in Covington since 2005 and it's nothing really special. I'm going to school here in 2010 and than i'm looking for another city, in another  More

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