2025 Compare Cities Education:
Opelousas, LA vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 34.3% more per student than Opelousas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Springfield than in Opelousas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 18.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Opelousas
 Opelousas, LASpringfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,046$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12614573
 Students per Counselor698  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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