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Van Buren, AR vs Searcy, AR

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- Searcy spends 9.8% less per student than Van Buren.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Searcy than in Van Buren. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Searcy had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Van Buren
 Van Buren, ARSearcy, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,215$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  More

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