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Poplar Bluff, MO vs Blytheville, AR

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Highlights
- Blytheville spends 24.6% more per student than Poplar Bluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Blytheville than in Poplar Bluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blytheville had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poplar Bluff
 Poplar Bluff, MOBlytheville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,356  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,987$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4924573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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Reviews for Blytheville    3 Reviews

Small town down on its luck after the air base closed. The old air base housing is being used for a retirement community. The top paying jobs in the area are working  More

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Not a lot of excitment here, but lots of warm weather and sunshine. Peaceful and quiet life. Wonderful for home gardens and very affordable place to live on a limited  More

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Over 17 years ago

The economy is triebble in Blytheville. There no jobs esp. for  More

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