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Sand Springs, OK vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith spends 9.7% more per student than Sand Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Fort Smith than in Sand Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sand Springs
 Sand Springs, OKFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,287  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sand Springs    9 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Sand Springs is 15 minutes from Tulsa and 15 minutes from Keystone Lake. It has beautiful rolling hills with the north and south being divided by the Arkansas River.   More

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I have lived in Sand Springs for decades. If you or your kids like to ride around for hours in your backyard on ATVs, snow machines, motorcycles or lawn mowers, Sand  More

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If you or your kids like to ride lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles and snow machines around in circles IN YOUR BACKYARD for hours, you belong here. The mayor, the city  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

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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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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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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