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Mandeville, LA vs Spanaway, WA

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Highlights
- Spanaway spends 37.8% more per student than Mandeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Spanaway than in Mandeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spanaway had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mandeville
 Mandeville, LASpanaway, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mandeville    7 Reviews

I've lived in Mandeville for 11 years and truly believe it is the best place to live in Louisiana. I'm a LA native and have lived in other areas of South LA, but  More

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Over 17 years ago

A great place to live and work. Interesting culture, nice weather year round, friendly people. The true South with a little extra special  More

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It's cooler in the summer and winter as well compared to New Orleans on the southshore because of the Lake. I like it, often it is 70 degrees in Feb etc and the next  More

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Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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