2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, LA vs Appleton, WI

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Highlights
- Appleton spends 2.2% less per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Appleton than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Appleton had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LAAppleton, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,610$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4784573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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