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Searcy, AR vs Alma, AR

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Highlights
- Alma spends 10.8% more per student than Searcy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Alma than in Searcy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alma had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Searcy
 Searcy, ARAlma, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,541$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor389  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  More

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Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 8 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 9 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 13 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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