2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pocatello, ID vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Shreveport spends 61.2% more per student than Pocatello.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Shreveport than in Pocatello. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shreveport had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pocatello
 Pocatello, IDShreveport, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,478  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4894573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Pocatello    19 Reviews

I’ve read so many positives. I’d be moving as a senior, probably into a senior community. My two questions 1) summer fires. How bad is the smoke, and are there parts of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it too  More

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I don't have a review. I actually have some questions. I read about the low cost of living in Pocatello. I am on disability and have an income of 952.00 a month. Is  More

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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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