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Lake Charles, LA vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan spends 21.9% less per student than Lake Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.2% higher in Dothan than in Lake Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dothan had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Charles
 Lake Charles, LADothan, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6534573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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