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River Ridge, LA vs Gretna, LA

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- Gretna spends 0.0% less per student than River Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Gretna than in River Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gretna had 17.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to River Ridge
 River Ridge, LAGretna, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,663$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,920  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5084573
 Students per Counselor754  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for River Ridge    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The climate in southern Louisiana is quite nice, very mild winters but summer can be quite warm. If you like warm and no snow, its  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great, small town. Wonderful community. Truly. However - property prices are now a problem and so is living outside of New Orleans. It's no fun looking at what is  More

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Reviews for Gretna    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Gretna has a wonderful family oriented culture, but not much in the way of  More

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Over 17 years ago

gretna is a beautiful, humbel place to live .i love it. it's quiet and  More

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