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Austin, TX vs Bossier City, LA

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Highlights
- Bossier City spends 39.0% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% higher in Bossier City than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bossier City had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXBossier City, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$11,202$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$6,400$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5317.8816.23
 Students per Librarian8053624573
 Students per Counselor391387530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%23.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%23.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%0.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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