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Shreveport, LA vs Paris, TX

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Highlights
- Paris spends 6.6% less per student than Shreveport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% lower in Paris than in Shreveport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paris had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shreveport
 Shreveport, LAParis, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,152$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,934  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,401$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12424573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%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 Paris    13 Reviews

It's a city where the city administration [ City Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, DA of the County, & Police Dept] - protects the gangs/  More

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The cost of living runs close to 30% lower than the average for the US. The local parish, Our Lady of Victory, can accommodate another 100 - 200 families. The State of  More

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Over 14 years ago

Paris is a very small city, it is basically for retirees, not much to offer here. The cost of living is the BEST thing I can say about Paris and that the people are  More

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