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Lake Charles, LA vs Midland, TX

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- Midland spends 0.8% more per student than Lake Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Midland than in Lake Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Midland had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Charles
 Lake Charles, LAMidland, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,962$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,541$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 3 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 5 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 Midland    36 Reviews

We came from Central CA to Midland, TX for work. We love this amazing city. People are kind, caring & thoughtful. We love the neighborhood and people ate so giving of  More

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I lived in Midland for 10 years (about 20 years ago) and have returned for family reasons. Have noticed Midland has really grown and is sprawling out along I20 toward  More

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Over 7 years ago

Midland is somewhat of a paradox, people move here for the job opportunities. You live here so that you can make a good living, but all your money goes to the high cost  More

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