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Gastonia, NC vs Opelousas, LA

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Highlights
- Opelousas spends 6.1% more per student than Gastonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Opelousas than in Gastonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gastonia
 Gastonia, NCOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,096  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 7 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  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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