2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, LA vs Ridgefield, WA

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Highlights
- Ridgefield spends 48.1% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Ridgefield than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgefield had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LARidgefield, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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