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Opelousas, LA vs Newnan, GA

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- Newnan spends 3.4% more per student than Opelousas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Newnan than in Opelousas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newnan had 17.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Opelousas
 Opelousas, LANewnan, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,997$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7004573
 Students per Counselor698  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 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 Newnan    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Nice place to live  More

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I grew up in large and small cities overseas as a government 'brat' and also spent more than 10 years on the West Coast in Portland, OR. I moved to Newnan 11 years ago  More

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Over 19 years ago

We have lived in Newnan for over a year, and I am amazed at how much it has grown. The people are very friendly, and everything you need is pretty much in one general  More

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