2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, LA vs Erie, CO

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Highlights
- Erie spends 0.2% less per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Erie than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Erie had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LAErie, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,749$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7364573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Erie    2 Reviews

Almost impossible to open a brick and mortar business here unless you're a lawyer, financial consultant, a restaurant or a dentist. Start jumping through hoops. Get  More

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Over 17 years ago

Erie has an aggressive expansion plan in place. The initial phase of this plan was to build a well-appointed library and community center, which were completed and  More

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