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Papillion, NE vs Bossier City, LA

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- Bossier City spends 18.4% less per student than Papillion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Bossier City than in Papillion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bossier City had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Papillion
 Papillion, NEBossier City, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,400$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3624573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Papillion    6 Reviews

Papillion is a small suburb of Omaha and has low crime, reasonable schools, small town feel (unless you go north into the craziness of Omaha) and is growing by leaps and  More

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I have lived in Papillion Nebraska for twenty years. I live in an older part of town that is annexed and cannot speak to what goes on in the SIDs. I am going to try to  More

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I don't like to be negative. I've lived here for 4 years. At the risk of sounding dramatic (because this city really is), it's possibly the worst place in the great  More

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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