2025 Compare Cities Education:
Opelousas, LA vs Leesburg, VA

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- Leesburg spends 54.0% more per student than Opelousas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Leesburg than in Opelousas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leesburg had 20.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Opelousas
 Opelousas, LALeesburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor698  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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