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Aurora, CO vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Shreveport spends 14.6% less per student than Aurora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% higher in Shreveport than in Aurora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shreveport had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aurora
 Aurora, COShreveport, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,429  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4894573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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