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West Monroe, LA vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith spends 0.1% more per student than West Monroe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% lower in Fort Smith than in West Monroe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Monroe
 West Monroe, LAFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,078  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for West Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

I was born and raised in West Monroe. I currently reside in Monroe, but I teach in West Monroe. There are pros and cons about West Monroe like anywhere else you may  More

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Over 18 years ago

This town is very sports oriented, therefore if your child doesn't play a sport there isn't very much to do  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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