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Rio Vista, CA vs Opelousas, LA

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- Opelousas spends 17.0% less per student than Rio Vista.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% lower in Opelousas than in Rio Vista. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 18.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Vista
 Rio Vista, CAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,346  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor867  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Rio Vista    2 Reviews

Known as “the Gateway to the Delta”, Rio Vista is located in the heart of the California Delta on the Sacramento River. The views along the wide river bring to mind the  More

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There is plenty to be had in Rio Vista, particularly if you like dead animal heads on a bar wall (Fosters Big Horn) and a state of the art fish cleaning station located  More

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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews

After living in Opelousas, for 18 months I'll respond to changes from my provous post. The 24 Hour liquior sales has been banned, except at the Evangeline Downs  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hello all I'm new to Opelousas, At first When i moved here I was like why did I move here, The Roads are horrible , Infrustructure needs lots of updating (Ex. Water  More

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