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Louisville, KY vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 7.1% less per student than Louisville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% higher in Indianapolis than in Louisville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Louisville

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 Louisville, KYIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,618$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,769$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1517.7116.23
 Students per Librarian4679314573
 Students per Counselor227613530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.2%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 3 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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