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Terre Haute, IN vs Hammond, LA

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- Hammond spends 16.7% less per student than Terre Haute.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% higher in Hammond than in Terre Haute. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hammond had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Terre Haute
 Terre Haute, INHammond, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,455$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,110  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20304573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Terre Haute    13 Reviews

I lived in Terre Haute from 1980 to 2005, and have lived in 7 states and one other country since then. Terre Haute's my hometown. I had a mostly happy, normal  More

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Over 6 years ago

This town’s terrible no roads the government is corrupt and the elections are rigged stay far away even the people here hate this town  More

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I read varied reviews when I moved here from the east coast 3 years ago - some good, some not so good. Now I feel I can give a reasonable reflection that I hope will be  More

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Reviews for Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 15 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  More

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