2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mauldin, SC vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 7.2% more per student than Mauldin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% higher in Lafayette than in Mauldin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mauldin
 Mauldin, SCLafayette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,897$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,984$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7254573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mauldin    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

The weather is very nice. Even the winter's are not bad compared to New England. We moved south for the great weather and this is the right  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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