2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Louis, MO vs Batesville, AR

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Highlights
- Batesville spends 32.7% less per student than St. Louis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Batesville than in St. Louis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Batesville had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Louis
 St. Louis, MOBatesville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,286$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,247  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,947$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5444573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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Reviews for Batesville    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Ark 9 years ago to Hot Springs Village. I've visited a lot of places over those 9 years and I really like the state overall. If I didn't live in HSV, I  More

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I disagree that Batesville is going nowhere. I was born and raised here. I also happen to work for the Chamber of Commerce in the area, so I can guarantee that  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Batesville, moved away for college when I was 18. It is sad this city has not progressed any since I left. It doesn't seem like they are fighting very  More

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