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Jennings, LA vs Lake Charles, LA

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- Lake Charles spends 28.3% more per student than Jennings.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Lake Charles than in Jennings. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jennings
 Jennings, LALake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,986  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Jennings    2 Reviews
shane · Jennings, LA
A wonderful place to live and dine
Over 4 years ago

I just recently moved to Jennings and my family and I absolutely love it. The people are amazing and so is the food. We have yet to find a restaurant we do not like.   More

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Celest · Jennings, LA
don't come here!
Over 16 years ago

I moved here from beautiful Colorado Springs, CO. Jennings is between Lafayette and Lake Charles so if you want decent shopping, libraries, movies, parks etc you have to  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews
Jeff · Moss Bluff, LA
Good good good…
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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Jeremy · Moss Bluff, LA
Very tense atmosphere
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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Marshall L. · 
clannish (feels like a cult)
Over 5 years ago

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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