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Lockhart, TX vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 30.4% more per student than Lockhart.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Lake Charles than in Lockhart. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lockhart
 Lockhart, TXLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lockhart    2 Reviews

Lockhart's cost of living is better than Austin in several ways. While Austin is only a short 30 minute drive and the traffic there is unbearable, Lockhart has typical  More

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Over 17 years ago

a nice little town, we moved here from calif and we love it. my husband works in austin its a very easy commute on the toll way. its a pretty historic town with lots of  More

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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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