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St. Simons, GA vs Hot Springs, AR

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- Hot Springs spends 5.2% more per student than St. Simons.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Hot Springs than in St. Simons. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Simons
 St. Simons, GAHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,496  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor452  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 19 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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