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Long Beach, WA vs Bossier City, LA

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- Bossier City spends 41.8% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% higher in Bossier City than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bossier City had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, WABossier City, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,624  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,400$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3624573
 Students per Counselor750  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Long Beach    1 Reviews

Long Beach WA is the highest rated place to live in WA, OR, CA, Idaho, Utah. San Diego is having its annual burn out of wildfires. Residents of San Diego who don't  More

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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