2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salida, CO vs Lake Charles, LA

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Highlights
- Lake Charles spends 46.7% less per student than Salida.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% higher in Lake Charles than in Salida. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Charles had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salida
 Salida, COLake Charles, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor229  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Salida    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

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The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

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Reviews for Lake Charles    34 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for years and it’s great, you should really check it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lake Charles, Louisiana is one of the absolute creepiest cities in the USA. The people feel dead inside. They also seem to secretly hate each other. It is also an  More

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Beware reader, the city of Lake Charles is an absolute sh*thole. If you are traveling through I-10 you might want to skip this place. This place is the very worst of the  More

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