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Ville Platte, LA vs Opelousas, LA

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Highlights
- Opelousas spends 5.9% more per student than Ville Platte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% lower in Opelousas than in Ville Platte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 29.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ville Platte
 Ville Platte, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,589  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor512  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.25.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 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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