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Opelousas, LA vs Berkeley, CA

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- Berkeley spends 53.4% more per student than Opelousas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% higher in Berkeley than in Opelousas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 24.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Opelousas
 Opelousas, LABerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor698  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%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 Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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