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Dothan, AL vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Shreveport spends 12.2% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in Shreveport than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shreveport had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan
 Dothan, ALShreveport, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4894573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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