2025 Compare Cities Education:
Thibodaux, LA vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- New Orleans spends 94.7% more per student than Thibodaux.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in New Orleans than in Thibodaux. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Orleans had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thibodaux
 Thibodaux, LANew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,431$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,683$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22524573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Thibodaux    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Having been born & raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana, it is w/ such sadness that I write how badly I want to move away from here. Since Katrina, there has been a great  More

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Over 19 years ago

I currently live in Thibodaux LA. I had this place; even though, the crime here is not bad and the trafic is not bad. However, this city is know place to get ahead  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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