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Anderson, IN vs Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 1.9% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Lafayette than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson

Education
 Anderson, INLafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,987$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338$10,502$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,250$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0515.4816.23
 Students per Librarian8256234573
 Students per Counselor3025697530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.1%89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%19.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.8%7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 13 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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ZIPS IN ANDERSON, INDIANA
46012 46016 46013
ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
47901

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