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Vivian, LA vs Opelousas, LA

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- Opelousas spends 10.9% less per student than Vivian.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.3% lower in Opelousas than in Vivian. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelousas had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vivian
 Vivian, LAOpelousas, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,597$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,934  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20954573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.18.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Vivian    3 Reviews

The town is vastly a retirement community.  More

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Over 14 years ago

The people of Vivian are vastly senior citizens. The next largest population group are African Americans. The young to middle aged Caucasian demographic largely consists  More

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I have lived in Vivan, Louisiana for 5 years now. I am a born and raised California woman of 37 years. I was looking for a slower paced life and someplace to raise my  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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