2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paducah, KY vs Thibodaux, LA

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Highlights
- Thibodaux spends 25.0% less per student than Paducah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% higher in Thibodaux than in Paducah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thibodaux had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paducah
 Paducah, KYThibodaux, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,495$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,673  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,435$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13354573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%1.5%
Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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Reviews for Thibodaux    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Having been born & raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana, it is w/ such sadness that I write how badly I want to move away from here. Since Katrina, there has been a great  More

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Over 19 years ago

I currently live in Thibodaux LA. I had this place; even though, the crime here is not bad and the trafic is not bad. However, this city is know place to get ahead  More

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