2025 Compare Cities Education:
Katy, TX vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 15.7% more per student than Katy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Lake Charles than in Katy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Katy
 Katy, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  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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