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Washington, DC vs Lafayette, LA

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- Lafayette spends 57.4% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.0% higher in Lafayette than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCLafayette, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,897$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,984$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7254573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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