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Pineville, LA vs Lancaster, CA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 54.0% more per student than Pineville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.5% higher in Lancaster than in Pineville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pineville
 Pineville, LALancaster, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,997  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor753  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pineville    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Pineville-Alexandria is a metro area of roughly 75K, which feels smaller than it actually is. The people and relative lack of culture and stores you'd normally find in  More

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Pineville, Love it or Leave it. My family moved from the country to Pineville in 1960. Took a while but got used to living in town and love it. Moved away for a short  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in this area for over half of my life. Other than the zoo, a small mall, a movie theater, and a bowling alley, there is nothing to do! You have to drive 4  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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