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Topeka, KS vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 2.0% more per student than Topeka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% higher in Hot Springs than in Topeka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Topeka
 Topeka, KSHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  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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