2025 Compare Cities Education:
Houma, LA vs Lacombe, LA

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Highlights
- Lacombe spends 21.6% more per student than Houma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Lacombe than in Houma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lacombe had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houma
 Houma, LALacombe, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,609  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,078$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7224573
 Students per Counselor381  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Over 16 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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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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