2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fresno, CA vs Monroe, LA

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 22.0% less per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Monroe than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CAMonroe, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,043$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3254573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Monroe    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

If you are looking a place for high crime, high poverty, high obesity rates, high taxes, high unemployment, and high citizens, you have arrived at the right place. I  More

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Lived in Monroe/West Monroe for 2 years, I deeply regret it. Here's why. Not only is Monroe/West Monroe next to a plant that spews it's disgusting, cancerous smog,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have one of the best universities around. We have high ratings all across the board. Why don't you consider checking us  More

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