2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clinton, MO vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 25.3% more per student than Clinton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.9% higher in Lake Charles than in Clinton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clinton
 Clinton, MOLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor270  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Clinton    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This town is mostly older people and of mostly German decent, with that said ...you won't find real Italian food easily at any of the 3 grocery stores..and that leads me  More

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Over 4 years ago

It is a good little town, and they do it up for games, homecoming, and Old Glory Days. Now, let's talk about the schools, I will tell you this if you are not from a  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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