2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paragould, AR vs North Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- North Little Rock spends 37.7% more per student than Paragould.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% higher in North Little Rock than in Paragould. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Little Rock had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paragould
 Paragould, ARNorth Little Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,212  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 North Little Rock    3 Reviews

Although crime and economics have taken their toll on the city, North Little Rock is beginning to improve greatly. Crime is become more isolated to certain areas of the  More

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Hot weather, crazy people. Kroger's supermarket rated "Best of Arkansas". Stay  More

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Over 19 years ago

The cost of living in North Little Rock are slowly creeping up as are the crime rate and illegal drug use. I have lived here for 25 years and it's time to move  More

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