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Zachary, LA vs Ponchatoula, LA

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- Ponchatoula spends 28.9% less per student than Zachary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Ponchatoula than in Zachary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ponchatoula had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Zachary
 Zachary, LAPonchatoula, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,455$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,113  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20304573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Zachary    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The best schools system in the State of Louisiana; four years in a  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Zachary School District is rated number one in the  More

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Reviews for Ponchatoula    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

ponchatoula is a great town. there are lots of great neighborhoods and a couple of good churches. there is a lot of rec for kids but it is managed in an old mom and pop  More

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