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Victoria, TX vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 25.1% more per student than Victoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in Lafayette than in Victoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Victoria

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 Victoria, TXLafayette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,309$12,897$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,722$10,453$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,764$5,984$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2518.6416.23
 Students per Librarian7337254573
 Students per Counselor360320530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.9%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%19.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%39.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.4%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Victoria    8 Reviews

I’ve been living here since 2016 after living in two metropolitan cities. Let’s start with good: Good is there is a variety of elementary schools for such a medium sized  More

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Over 3 years ago

These reviews are very old so here's an update. I had my pick in south Texas to live and found this small city. My wife and I love it. It's in the middle of major  More

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Over 12 years ago

Used to live in Victoria but raising a family there was terrible. We were secluded in our development but when the kids got out into public schools even at the low  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 VICTORIA, TEXAS
77901 77904
ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
70506 70508 70501 70503 70507

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