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Southaven, MS vs Forrest City, AR

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Highlights
- Forrest City spends 55.3% more per student than Southaven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% lower in Forrest City than in Southaven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forrest City had 14.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southaven
 Southaven, MSForrest City, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,636$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,164$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3784573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Southaven    5 Reviews

Southaven, MS has grown tremendously over the last past 15 years. Many people from Memphis, TN has moved here. The housing is very affordable but jobs are hard to come  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am planning to relocate to Southaven Mississippi in March to be closer to my family in Memphis. I have over 20 years administrative assistant experience. Are there  More

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My wife and I relocated here recently back into her hometown of Southaven, MS. Since this time we have had our Garage Sale signs pulled up off of the street because of a  More

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Reviews for Forrest City    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have traveled a lot and this place is by far the worst I have ever been I will drive 5 hours out of my way to avoid having to even look at that dump. Save yourself  More

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Over 13 years ago

I think it may be worse than your stats here  More

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