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White Plains, NY vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 61.6% less per student than White Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Fort Smith than in White Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to White Plains
 White Plains, NYFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  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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