2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paragould, AR vs Russellville, AL

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Highlights
- Russellville spends 16.7% more per student than Paragould.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% higher in Russellville than in Paragould. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Russellville had 23.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paragould
 Paragould, ARRussellville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,549$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,212  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3934573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Russellville    2 Reviews

Do you like racists, homophobes, and hypocritical religious zealots? A place where everyone gossips about each other behind their backs and then pretend to be best  More

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Over 15 years ago

What can I say. Russellville is my hometown. My father started his business here and I continued it and changed it to a completely different business. This town is a  More

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