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Lake Charles, LA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 98.1% more per student than Lake Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% lower in Boston than in Lake Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Charles
 Lake Charles, LABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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