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Hot Springs, AR vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 6.7% more per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Lake Charles than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, ARLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

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

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Over 4 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

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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

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