2025 Compare Cities Education:
Texarkana, AR vs Baton Rouge, LA

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Highlights
- Baton Rouge spends 9.8% more per student than Texarkana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.4% higher in Baton Rouge than in Texarkana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baton Rouge had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Texarkana
 Texarkana, ARBaton Rouge, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,501  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,974$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Texarkana    5 Reviews

While Texarkana, Texas can look relatively neat in places, the "Arkansas side" is another story. The majority of this community is infested with crime, homelessness,  More

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What does it mean? Nice people? Nice roads? Bull!!! People in this city don't even say thank you when you give them a favor. Therefore, they are barely say thank  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am thinking of taking a position in Texarkana and wanted some honest feedback from working professionals in the area. I am college educated in mechanical engineering.  More

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Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews

terrible place to  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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