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Livingston, MT vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 0.6% more per student than Livingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% higher in Lake Charles than in Livingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Livingston
 Livingston, MTLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor183  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Livingston    6 Reviews

Livingston, and most all of the once conservative, patriotic, law-abiding and slow country atmosphere areas of Montana are all being targeted by the liberal masses.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Livingston is a unique town. It has a terrific setting on the Yellowstone River with high mountain ranges like the Absaroka, Gallatin, and Crazy Mountains on the  More

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Over 10 years ago

Livingston is a wonderful place to live. In the summer. But the wind in the winter is  More

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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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