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La Crosse, WI vs Platteville, WI

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Highlights
- Platteville spends 6.4% less per student than La Crosse.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Platteville than in La Crosse. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Platteville had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Crosse
 La Crosse, WIPlatteville, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,890$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,786$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3134573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for La Crosse    17 Reviews

Beth · 
Over 5 years ago

My family recently relocated here from the west coast. This town is a hidden gem. If you like hiking, biking, festivals, nightlife and river life, you’ll love LAX. While  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city sucks. First off, the people born and raised here think its great, but its a small little dump tbh. Very clicky and there nothing to do besides drinking at the  More

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I have lived in La Crosse for almost 30 years. Its basically a dying town. Their is not much of a future hear unless you like fish fry's on Friday night or going to  More

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Reviews for Platteville    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

This town is blessed to have such a strong community of believers. There are many denominations to choose from. While not all of them are centered around the gospel,  More

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So heres the thing.. I live in Platteville and I lived here my WHOLE life and I love it, but the thing that is not good is that when me and my friends want to go  More

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Over 20 years ago

platteville was a nice little town until wal mart came to town. i would advise every town to not let wal mart  More

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