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Houston, TX vs Opelousas, LA

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- Opelousas spends 9.6% less per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Opelousas than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston
 Houston, TXOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews
John · Opelousas, LA
Follow-up to previous, After 18 months of living i
Over 18 years ago

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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John · Opelousas, LA
Nice City
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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