2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomfield, CT vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 48.6% less per student than Bloomfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.2% higher in Lafayette than in Bloomfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomfield
 Bloomfield, CTLafayette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,897$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,984$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7254573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bloomfield    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This is very diverse area. Income, housing, neighborhoods are diverse as well. Crime is very low especially when you consider how close we are to the  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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