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Gainesville, VA vs Lacombe, LA

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Highlights
- Lacombe spends 7.1% less per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Lacombe than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lacombe had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, VALacombe, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,956  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,078$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7224573
 Students per Counselor293  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Lacombe    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

quiet too many  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lacombe is a great place to live, if you didn't have to  More

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Over 19 years ago

The good: its a small town, people are friendly, it it for the most part quiet, fairly easy access to the one Interstate, has a library that is growing, good fishing.  More

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