2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, LA vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Elk Grove spends 18.2% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% higher in Elk Grove than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LAElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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