2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lebanon, IL vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston spends 14.6% less per student than Lebanon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Ruston than in Lebanon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruston had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lebanon
 Lebanon, ILRuston, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,457$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4584573
 Students per Counselor636  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lebanon    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I grew up in Lebanon. I love going back there. Although it is not a shopping mecca, it is a beautiful town that has retained the beauty of it's older homes, quiet  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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