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New Orleans, LA vs Chalmette, LA

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- Chalmette spends 43.9% less per student than New Orleans.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Chalmette than in New Orleans. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chalmette had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Orleans
 New Orleans, LAChalmette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,471$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,268$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5164573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews
Laurel · New Orleans, LA
NOLA review
Over 3 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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LISA · River Ridge, LA
Unhappy here
Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Wanda · Metairie, LA
Like a Sartre play with crawfish
Over 4 years ago

Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Chalmette    2 Reviews
REbecca · Chalmette, LA
5 minutes to New Orleans
Over 16 years ago

I love New Orleans and the surrounding areas. There is lots of things to see and do. Many festivals, like: Mardi Gras, Jazz fest, French Quarter festivaland so  More

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Stacie · Chalmette, LA
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Over 19 years ago

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