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Sour Lake, TX vs Opelousas, LA

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- Opelousas spends 6.5% more per student than Sour Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Opelousas than in Sour Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sour Lake
 Sour Lake, TXOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,617  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor490  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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John · Opelousas, LA
Follow-up to previous, After 18 months of living i
Over 17 years ago

After living in Opelousas, for 18 months I'll respond to changes from my provous post. The 24 Hour liquior sales has been banned, except at the Evangeline Downs  More

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John · Opelousas, LA
Nice City
Over 18 years ago

Hello all I'm new to Opelousas, At first When i moved here I was like why did I move here, The Roads are horrible , Infrustructure needs lots of updating (Ex. Water  More

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