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Riverside, CA vs Mountain Home, AR

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Highlights
- Mountain Home spends 35.8% less per student than Riverside.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.8% lower in Mountain Home than in Riverside. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Home had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Riverside
 Riverside, CAMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,820$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,418$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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