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West Memphis, AR vs Kennesaw, GA

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- Kennesaw spends 12.0% more per student than West Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% higher in Kennesaw than in West Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kennesaw had 13.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Memphis
 West Memphis, ARKennesaw, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor400  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Kennesaw    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lived here for 15 years. Lived in Colorado and Missouri also and spent a lot of time in Southern California. I can tell you this place is terrible! Summers are long,  More

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Over 7 years ago

Warm autumn and always something to do no matter what  More

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Kennesaw - Here's a bit of our background to help in your assessment. We moved to GA from southern CA. I've lived in Kennesaw for 8yrs. We are a multicultural family  More

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