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Pittsburgh, PA vs Arkadelphia, AR

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Highlights
- Arkadelphia spends 50.3% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Arkadelphia than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arkadelphia had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PAArkadelphia, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,582$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,576$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3674573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Arkadelphia    3 Reviews

I attended Henderson State University which is one of the two colleges in Arkadelphia. I came from a different town in Arkansas that had much more to do, so Arkadelphia  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arkadelphia has a water park, two or three parks, its just a few minutes to get to beautiful Lake DeGray. Hot Springs has the other things that you might want to go to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Two large Universitys dominate the town and compete with each other. In general the town is orderly and neat with a true Old South feeling. Most of the citizens are  More

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