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Van Buren, AR vs Roland, OK

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Highlights
- Roland spends 12.1% less per student than Van Buren.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Roland than in Van Buren. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roland had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Van Buren
 Van Buren, ARRoland, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,951$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,440$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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Reviews for Roland    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living in Roland is amongst the lowest in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Roland I guess it is because ive lived here my whole life and even now at age 22 i am still not used to the summers and winters but if your A hick like me, you  More

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Over 19 years ago

Local incomes are several thousand dollars below average for the USA as a whole. In part, this is attributable to the fact Roland is a bedroom community of Ft. Smith,  More

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