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Bessemer, AL vs Opelousas, LA

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- Opelousas spends 12.1% less per student than Bessemer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Opelousas than in Bessemer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bessemer
 Bessemer, ALOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Bessemer    7 Reviews
Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Bessemer Al
Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Accountability for a Better Bessemer (ABB)
Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Accountability for a better Bessemer
Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews
John · Opelousas, LA
Follow-up to previous, After 18 months of living i
Over 17 years ago

After living in Opelousas, for 18 months I'll respond to changes from my provous post. The 24 Hour liquior sales has been banned, except at the Evangeline Downs  More

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John · Opelousas, LA
Nice City
Over 18 years ago

Hello all I'm new to Opelousas, At first When i moved here I was like why did I move here, The Roads are horrible , Infrustructure needs lots of updating (Ex. Water  More

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