2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bastrop, LA vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston spends 17.9% more per student than Bastrop.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Ruston than in Bastrop. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruston had 20.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bastrop
 Bastrop, LARuston, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,722  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,457$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.92  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4584573
 Students per Counselor825  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bastrop    1 Reviews

It would do the state and country a world of good. I've been up here since evacuating from New Orleans and the only good thing I can say about it is that some of the  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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