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Hammond, LA vs Opelousas, LA

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Highlights
- Opelousas spends 10.9% more per student than Hammond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Opelousas than in Hammond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hammond
 Hammond, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,168  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor728  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 15 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  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 19 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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