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Raymore, MO vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith spends 3.3% more per student than Raymore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Fort Smith than in Raymore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raymore
 Raymore, MOFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Raymore    2 Reviews
Bp · Spring Hill, TN
Not a great place
Over 15 years ago

We moved from Raymore a couple of years ago because there's nothing to do there. You have to drive into Lee's Summit, Mo or Overland Park, Ks. to find good eats and  More

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Anthony · Raymore, MO
Schools
Over 18 years ago

We moved to Raymore seven years ago from south Kansas City. The school system in Raymore is far superior to that of Kansas City. Raymore is only 15 minutes away  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews
Tonia · Milwaukee, WI
DEAD TOWN
Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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BJ · Fort Smith, AR
FORT SMITH SUCKS
Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Ben · Fort Smith, AR
Live here bruh
Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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