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Sparta, TN vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 7.5% more per student than Sparta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Fort Smith than in Sparta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparta
 Sparta, TNFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,937  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor384  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sparta    3 Reviews

We moved to Sparta, TN almost two years ago. We visited the year before that and while we have been coming to east Tennesse for over 25 years... it only took one  More

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Over 15 years ago

I AGREE THAT THERE IS NOTHING HERE IN SPARTA, TO DO I SHOP MORE IN COOKEVILLE,,AND COLUMBIA THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER. SPARTA SHOULD GET SOME BIG COMPANIES TO  More

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Over 16 years ago

All over this town you see signs that say SHOP SPARTA FIRST! What a load of crap! They want us to spend our money here in our town but they offer no place to shop and  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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