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Poteau, OK vs Alma, AR

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- Alma spends 7.6% more per student than Poteau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Alma than in Poteau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alma had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poteau
 Poteau, OKAlma, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,699  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,541$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Poteau    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I just stumbled on to a couple of high brow folk that don't like our town. I moved here about a year ago and I love it. It's not a trashy town, the crime isn't bad, I  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been living here since Nov. 2009, when I relocated from Philadelphia and came out here to take care of my elderly Mother. As soon as I got here, I was infected  More

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Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have multiple friends and fraternity brothers who are from Alma and the area around it, that does not include Fort Smith. I am amazed at how well kept these people and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Alma has some of the best schools around. I have never seen a school district care so much for it's students. Not to mention the sports, dance, cheer and drama teams are  More

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Over 14 years ago

The most common response to querys about denominational identity is Baptist. There are basically three expressions of Baptist faith in the area. They are: Southern,  More

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