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El Dorado, AR vs Opelousas, LA

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- Opelousas spends 8.9% more per student than El Dorado.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in Opelousas than in El Dorado. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to El Dorado
 El Dorado, AROpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,694  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for El Dorado    7 Reviews

Anonymous · 
Over 4 years ago

El dorado ain't ****. This town is boring as hell and it ain't **** to do, so everything becomes repetitive. The only thing people do here is party, and everybody know  More

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Over 5 years ago

Born and raised here. Lived all over but there’s no place as warm and welcoming as this beautiful town.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Insane crime rate. Majority population is African American  More

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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews

After living in Opelousas, for 18 months I'll respond to changes from my provous post. The 24 Hour liquior sales has been banned, except at the Evangeline Downs  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hello all I'm new to Opelousas, At first When i moved here I was like why did I move here, The Roads are horrible , Infrustructure needs lots of updating (Ex. Water  More

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