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Terre Haute, IN vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 5.5% more per student than Terre Haute.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in West Lafayette than in Terre Haute. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Terre Haute

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 Terre Haute, INWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,548$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,110$10,502$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,623$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8815.4816.23
 Students per Librarian4816234573
 Students per Counselor450697530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%1.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.4%97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%10.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%72.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.0%25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%5.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%14.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Terre Haute    13 Reviews

I lived in Terre Haute from 1980 to 2005, and have lived in 7 states and one other country since then. Terre Haute's my hometown. I had a mostly happy, normal  More

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Over 4 years ago

This town’s terrible no roads the government is corrupt and the elections are rigged stay far away even the people here hate this town  More

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I read varied reviews when I moved here from the east coast 3 years ago - some good, some not so good. Now I feel I can give a reasonable reflection that I hope will be  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 13 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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47803 47805 47807 47804 47809
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