2024 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Forks, ND vs Lake Charles, LA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 9.7% less per student than Grand Forks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.3% higher in Lake Charles than in Grand Forks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,440$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,451$12,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,635$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.0215.316.23
 Students per Librarian2574524573
 Students per Counselor318334530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%23.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.7%7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%27.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

   |    Reply

Over 7 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

   |    Reply

Over 11 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Grand Forks

Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

   |    Reply

Over 3 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

   |    Reply

Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Lake Charles


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.