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Opelousas, LA vs Albuquerque, NM

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- Albuquerque spends 11.0% more per student than Opelousas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Albuquerque than in Opelousas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 18.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Opelousas
 Opelousas, LAAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor698  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews

After living in Opelousas, for 18 months I'll respond to changes from my provous post. The 24 Hour liquior sales has been banned, except at the Evangeline Downs  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hello all I'm new to Opelousas, At first When i moved here I was like why did I move here, The Roads are horrible , Infrustructure needs lots of updating (Ex. Water  More

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Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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