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Pasadena, MD vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 16.1% less per student than Pasadena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% higher in Lake Charles than in Pasadena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pasadena
 Pasadena, MDLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Pasadena    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Realestate is very high here. This state to my way of thinking does very little to help its senior citizens. Taxes are very high here. Pretty soon we will probably be  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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