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Opelousas, LA vs Lincoln, CA

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- Lincoln spends 33.7% more per student than Opelousas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.5% higher in Lincoln than in Opelousas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lincoln had 21.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Opelousas
 Opelousas, LALincoln, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor698  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having grown up an “Angelino” and having a very suburban life in the SF Valley, we moved to a Sacramento suburb in mid 80s when it was still an undiscovered gem; I was a  More

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Over 11 years ago

This is a little ranch and farm town just to the north east of Sacramento that several years ago found itself growing like a weed. The downtown area is like many small  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lincoln has grown significantly in the Last 5 years. A lot of beautiful new developments and great communities. I believe, that Lincoln provides great value for money.  More

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