2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sweetwater, TX vs Lafayette, LA

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 19.0% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.0% lower in Lafayette than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 13.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXLafayette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,897$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,984$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7254573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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