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Puyallup, WA vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Shreveport spends 29.2% less per student than Puyallup.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Shreveport than in Puyallup. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shreveport had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Puyallup
 Puyallup, WAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4894573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  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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