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Ponchatoula, LA vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign spends 95.7% more per student than Ponchatoula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% lower in Champaign than in Ponchatoula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ponchatoula
 Ponchatoula, LAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,168  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor728  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ponchatoula    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

ponchatoula is a great town. there are lots of great neighborhoods and a couple of good churches. there is a lot of rec for kids but it is managed in an old mom and pop  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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