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DeRidder, LA vs Sweetwater, TX

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- Sweetwater spends 40.9% more per student than DeRidder.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 141.4% higher in Sweetwater than in DeRidder. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sweetwater had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to DeRidder
 DeRidder, LASweetwater, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,928$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,863  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,563$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27584573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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david · Deridder, LA
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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews
A · Sweetwater, TX
SWEETWATER TX ON THE EDGE OF THE BIG COUNTRY.
Over 6 years ago

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Phillippe · Sweetwater, TX
Sweetwater is very afforable
Over 6 years ago

Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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Gregory · Fort Worth, TX
Avoid Sweetwater like the plague (lived there 1
Over 18 years ago

I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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