2025 Compare Cities Education:
Broomfield, CO vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 20.2% less per student than Broomfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Lafayette than in Broomfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Broomfield
 Broomfield, COLafayette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,897$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,984$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7254573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Broomfield    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Broomfield for almost 25 years. We moved here to raise kids and for the schools in Boulder Valley School District (without having to live and pay for  More

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Broomfield, Colorado is a great place to live if you don’t actually want to live in a real town with character, real shops, restaurants, and a sense of community but  More

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Broomfield has all the advantages of Colorado (or around Denver), things like good weather and overall a decent economy, growing demographics, good schools, and views of  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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