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Opelousas, LA vs West Chicago, IL

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- West Chicago spends 89.9% more per student than Opelousas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in West Chicago than in Opelousas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chicago had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Opelousas
 Opelousas, LAWest Chicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor698  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews
John · Opelousas, LA
Follow-up to previous, After 18 months of living i
Over 17 years ago

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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John · Opelousas, LA
Nice City
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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Bp · West Chicago, IL
Small Town Feel in West Chicago
Over 18 years ago

My husband and I moved to West Chicago 11 years ago. We love it here. It has a small town feel in Big Dupage County. The town holds a community festival called  More

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