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Boca Raton, FL vs Opelousas, LA

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- Opelousas spends 10.9% less per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Opelousas than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 19.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton
 Boca Raton, FLOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  More

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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews

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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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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