2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, LA vs Marana, AZ

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Highlights
- Marana spends 16.6% less per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Marana than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marana had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LAMarana, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Marana    5 Reviews

I've lived in "old" Marana for 25 years. These forms don't explain there's the old original town, which is now going nuts in growth of houses and "clean" businesses. New  More

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Over 15 years ago

the political side of arizona is terribly, there is nothing but dirt noooo green at all. unemployment is terrible. i love the desert, but arizona is definitly no the  More

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With this new zip code comes an area called Dove Mountain. Dove Mountain is a very unexpected beautiful suprise. The Ritz Carlton will be opening in 2009 and one of the  More

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