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Ville Platte, LA vs Jennings, LA

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- Jennings spends 5.6% more per student than Ville Platte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Jennings than in Ville Platte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jennings had 32.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ville Platte
 Ville Platte, LAJennings, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,589  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.25.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ville Platte    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I lived in Ville Platte for 17 years. I was born and raised there and most of my family and friends are there. There are way more cons than pros for this small town.  More

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Reviews for Jennings    2 Reviews

I just recently moved to Jennings and my family and I absolutely love it. The people are amazing and so is the food. We have yet to find a restaurant we do not like.   More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved here from beautiful Colorado Springs, CO. Jennings is between Lafayette and Lake Charles so if you want decent shopping, libraries, movies, parks etc you have to  More

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