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St. Louis, MO vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Shreveport spends 14.9% less per student than St. Louis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 82.3% higher in Shreveport than in St. Louis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shreveport had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Louis

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 St. Louis, MOShreveport, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,291$13,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,247$11,934$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,062$6,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.222.2416.23
 Students per Librarian36374894573
 Students per Counselor300342530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%9.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.0%25.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.3%7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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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 4 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 5 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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