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Columbia, TN vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 51.4% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Lake Charles than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, TNLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,088  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 16 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  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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