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Opelousas, LA vs Fall River, MA

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- Fall River spends 75.1% more per student than Opelousas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Fall River than in Opelousas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Opelousas
 Opelousas, LAFall River, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor698  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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