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West Memphis, AR vs Forrest City, AR

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Highlights
- Forrest City spends 10.0% more per student than West Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Forrest City than in West Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forrest City had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Memphis
 West Memphis, ARForrest City, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,636$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,164$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3784573
 Students per Counselor400  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for West Memphis    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Great homes for the money, good neighborhoods, good schools. Not much to do, though. No culture or entertainment, however it's only about 15 minutes from downtown  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great home prices for your money, nice neighborhoods, good schools. No culture or recreational activities,  More

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Over 19 years ago

This place is incredibly hot and humid in the summer...you can walk 5 feet outside and cover in sweat almost immediately! not very pleasant...and there are no rivers to  More

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Reviews for Forrest City    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have traveled a lot and this place is by far the worst I have ever been I will drive 5 hours out of my way to avoid having to even look at that dump. Save yourself  More

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Over 13 years ago

I think it may be worse than your stats here  More

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