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Lafayette, LA vs Kennewick, WA

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Highlights
- Kennewick spends 45.1% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Kennewick than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kennewick had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LAKennewick, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  More

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