2025 Compare Cities Education:
Anderson, SC vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 5.2% less per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Lafayette than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCLafayette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,897$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,984$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7254573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 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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