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South Padre Island, TX vs New Orleans, LA

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- New Orleans spends 59.6% more per student than South Padre Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in New Orleans than in South Padre Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Orleans had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Padre Island
 South Padre Island, TXNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,431$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,459  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,683$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22524573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
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Reviews for South Padre Island    2 Reviews
jim · South Padre Island, TX
hot and humid summers
Over 14 years ago

Winter is very mild and wonderful. Lots of wind year round. Summers are hot in the low 90's but  More

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Miles · Fort Collins, CO
Crime
Over 17 years ago

is th crime as bad as i hear thatit  More

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Laurel · New Orleans, LA
NOLA review
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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LISA · River Ridge, LA
Unhappy here
Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Wanda · Metairie, LA
Like a Sartre play with crawfish
Over 3 years ago

Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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