2024 Compare Cities Education:
Oklahoma City, OK vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 48.2% more per student than Oklahoma City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Lake Charles than in Oklahoma City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma City, OKLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,014$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,562$12,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,964$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.0315.316.23
 Students per Librarian5614524573
 Students per Counselor401334530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.5%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%23.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%27.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.0%6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Oklahoma City    78 Reviews

Very high tornado risk  More

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I have lived in this state for 6 months. There are a couple of things to bear in mind when it comes to OK. If you are moving from a state that has been destroyed by  More

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We moved here after living in Oregon our whole lives. Been here for 6 months and live in a middle class neighborhood. If I'm out front of the house someone was always  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 1 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 3 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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