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Shreveport, LA vs Biddeford, ME

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- Biddeford spends 38.1% more per student than Shreveport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.3% lower in Biddeford than in Shreveport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Biddeford had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shreveport
 Shreveport, LABiddeford, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,971$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,934  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4334573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Over 17 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  More

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