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Mountain City, TN vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 41.7% more per student than Mountain City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Lake Charles than in Mountain City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 22.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain City
 Mountain City, TNLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,020  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor828  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain City    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mountain City is perfectly located in one of the most beautiful areas in the country. The people are very friendly, cost of living is great, and the scenary 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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