2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, LA vs Wake Forest, NC

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Highlights
- Wake Forest spends 9.9% less per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% lower in Wake Forest than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wake Forest had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, LAWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,453  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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