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Riverton, WY vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 47.0% less per student than Riverton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.6% higher in Lafayette than in Riverton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Riverton

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 Riverton, WYLafayette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,347$12,897$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200$10,453$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,829$5,984$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.9818.6416.23
 Students per Librarian2797254573
 Students per Counselor245320530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.6%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%19.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%39.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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ZIPS IN RIVERTON, WYOMING
82501
ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507

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