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Opelousas, LA vs Mount Pleasant, TX

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- Mount Pleasant spends 12.5% more per student than Opelousas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Opelousas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Opelousas
 Opelousas, LAMount Pleasant, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,509$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21184573
 Students per Counselor698  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 19 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 Mount Pleasant    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Mt Pleasant is a small town in the middle of "east" Texas. 50 miles from Texarkana, 90 miles from down down Dallas, and 45 miles from Longview and Tyler. The life here  More

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Over 19 years ago

The church that you go to determines your social status and who will be friendly towards  More

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