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Shreveport, LA vs Covington, KY

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Highlights
- Covington spends 7.1% less per student than Shreveport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Covington than in Shreveport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Covington had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shreveport
 Shreveport, LACovington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,085$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,934  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,459$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8014573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Covington    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Covington is an amazing city with beautiful old homes, a rich history and just minutes away from Cincinnati Ohio and all the culture and wonderful events there. The  More

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Over 13 years ago

I grew in Covington an it used to be a great place to live but not anymoore , the crime rate is ridicoulis an herouin has taken the town over, downtown used to be  More

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Covington, Kentucky is a great place to live and work. Depending on what you do for work, Covington is a vibrant exciting city that sits directly on the Ohio River,  More

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