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Seattle, WA vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 39.9% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% lower in Fort Smith than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 13.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WAFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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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