2025 Compare Cities Education:
Texarkana, TX vs Opelousas, LA

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- Opelousas spends 5.0% less per student than Texarkana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Opelousas than in Texarkana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Texarkana
 Texarkana, TXOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,603  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Texarkana    15 Reviews

Texarkana, Texas is the main powerhouse of the wider Texarkana-Tex/Ark Metro Area (if you can call it that). This is a good small city which has all the amenities for a  More

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As a life long resident of Texarkana, I've always felt a sense of pride for my city. However, I recently had an eye opening experience. After the company I worked for  More

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Over 11 years ago

Very slow paced. Not a lot in the way of entertainment or  More

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Reviews for Opelousas    2 Reviews

After living in Opelousas, for 18 months I'll respond to changes from my provous post. The 24 Hour liquior sales has been banned, except at the Evangeline Downs  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hello all I'm new to Opelousas, At first When i moved here I was like why did I move here, The Roads are horrible , Infrustructure needs lots of updating (Ex. Water  More

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